Roseland School District bond proposition, Measure N (November 2012)
A Roseland School District bond proposition, Measure N ballot question was on the November 6, 2012, ballot for voters in the Roseland School District in Sonoma County, where it was approved.[1]
Measure N authorized the district to borrow $7 million.
A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for approval.
Election results
| Measure N | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 1,612 | 69.0% | ||
| No | 723 | 31.0% | ||
- Final official results from the Sonoma County elections office (dead link).
Opposition
The Sonoma County Taxpayers Association is opposed to Measure N. Dan Drummond, the executive director of the group, said, "I don't see any justification for using 40-year bonds for short-term items. The computers, they have a useful life of five years or maybe seven or eight years but the bond goes on for potentially 40 years which means our children and grandchildren will be left paying."[1]
Ballot question
The question on the ballot:
| Measure N: "To make health and safety renovations; modernize outdated classrooms and restrooms; improve energy efficiency of facilities; upgrade playgrounds and playfields; increase student access to computers and modern technology; and construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, replace, lease, furnish or equip school facilities districtwide, shall the Roseland Elementary School District issue $7,000,000 of bonds at legal interest rates, have an independent citizens' oversight committee and have no bond money taken by the state or used for teacher or administrator salaries?"[2] |
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Press Democrat, "Six Sonoma County school districts look to voters for money boost," October 1, 2012
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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