“I definitely think renovations aren’t enough,” Barber said. “If we don’t do this now, we are going to miss the opportunity to get it done while interest rates remain low (and) while cost of construction is relatively low.”Įlaborating on the urgency of the bond issue’s success, Frooman said, “There is not a plan B.”īond issue opponent Elizabeth Barber, though, is among a number of residents who wish an alternate plan was in place.īarber and more than 40 other residents sent a letter to district officials in June asking them to reconsider the current plan being submitted to voters.
“The need is urgent,” Board President Jim Frooman said. The plan, which would have involved $47 million in building improvements and construction of a new Wilson, was defeated. The district previously had a 1.86-mill bond issue on the ballot in May 2013. Opponents, though, say the renovation plan does not go far enough and is merely a temporary solution. The bond issue will be for 32-and-a-half years and cost the owner of a $100,000 home an additional $173.25 a year.ĭistrict officials say the bond issue is absolutely necessary in bringing deteriorating buildings up to 21st century standards. It will also include the addition of facility considerations for all-day kindergarten. 5-mill permanent improvement tax levy which encompasses facility renovations of both high schools, the middle school and five of the six elementary schools and construction of a new Wilson Elementary School. 4 ballot will be a $103 million bond issue and a. The Forest Hills Local School District will go before voters this November with a bond issue geared toward improving facilities.
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