College of the Sequoias, Measure J, 2008
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The College of the Sequoias, Measure J ballot proposition was on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Kings County and Tulare County, for voters in the College of the Sequoias Tulare Campus Improvement District No. 3.
Measure J was approved with 61.69% of the vote. It needed to earn at least 55% to pass.
Measure J authorizes a $60 million School Facilities Improvement District (SFID) bond to build a permanent college center in Tulare.
The language on the ballot was:
- To build a permanent Tulare College Center, including buildings for welding/ farming equipment repair classes/ vocational education, qualify for $98 million in State building grants, construct classrooms, library, computer labs, an agricultural education complex, livestock pavilion, including farm animal buildings and labs, upgrade/construct/equip/acquire classrooms, facilities/ sites; shall College of the Sequoias Tulare Area Improvement District No. 3 of the College of the Sequoias Community College District issue $60 million in bonds, at legal rates, with citizen oversight, mandatory audits, and all funds staying in the Tulare area for college facilities?
See also
- College of the Sequoias Community College District, Measure I, 2008
- California 2008 local ballot measures
External links
- Measure J election results
- CalTax report on November 2008 school bond questions
- Measure J Citizen's Oversight Committee application
- Draft of Master Plan
- Text of Measure J
- "Thank you, voters, for passing Measures I and J"
