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San Rafael City Elementary School District Bond Issue, Measure A (November 2015)
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A bond issue, Measure A, was on the ballot for San Rafael City Elementary School District voters in Marin County, California, on November 3, 2015. It was approved.
Measure A authorized the district to increase its debt by $108,225,000 through issuing general obligation bonds in that amount. The bonds were designed to mature in about 28 to 35 years.[1]
A $160,500,000 bond issue for the San Rafael City High School District, called Measure B, was also on the ballot. It was also approved. The approval of both measures increased the tax payments of district residents by between $30 and $60 per $100,000 of assessed valuation, depending on the year and what portion of the bonds had been issued.[2]
There were 4,671 students enrolled in the elementary school district in the 2014-2015 school year.[3]
A 55 percent supermajority vote was required for the approval of Measure A.
Election results
| San Rafael ESD, Measure A | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes | 5,584 | 67.23% | ||
| No | 2,722 | 32.77% | ||
- Election results from Marin County Elections Office
Text of measure
Ballot question
The following question appeared on the ballot:[1]
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To upgrade and repair schools with local funding that cannot be taken by the State, shall San Rafael City Elementary School District update, renovate/construct science, technology, engineering, math/core academic classrooms, replace aging electrical, plumbing/HVAC systems, make classrooms accessible for students with disabilities, repair, construct, acquire/equip classrooms, sites and facilities by issuing $108,225,000 of bonds at legal rates, with citizen oversight, no money for administrators’ salaries, benefits or pensions, and all funds used for San Rafael schools?[4] |
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Support
San Rafael school officials said, “The District is looking at potential overcrowding based on student increases of 30 percent in student population over the next 10 years."[2]
Speaking of the enrollment for the entire district, including the high school and elementary school, Michael Watenpaugh, the superintendent of San Rafael school districts, said, “We added almost 2,000 kids (in enrollment) in the last five years.... we have to ensure that all utilities systems are operating accurately." Watenpaugh also stated that school facilities needed maintenance.[3]
Paul Abramson, the author of an annual report comparing school construction costs, said, "In New York and California, costs have gone up. The area you are talking about is a high-cost area, but with all the technology, the improved science facilities, the improved athletic facilities, that’s the cost. That’s what it costs if you want to give your children what they deserve.”[3]
The Marin Democratic Party endorsed a "yes" vote on Measure A.[5]
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
Measure A was put on the ballot by a vote of the district's board of trustees.
Related measures
San Rafael City High School District Bond Issue, Measure B (November 2015)
Recent news
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See also
- Local school bonds on the ballot
- School bond elections in California
- Marin County, California ballot measures
- November 3, 2015 ballot measures in California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marin County Elections Office, “Measure A ballot question text,” accessed September 8, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marin Independent Journal, "San Rafael school bonds set for fall," July 28, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Marin Independent Journal, "San Rafael school bonds would pay for repairs, construction," August 22, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Marin Democratic Party, "2015 Endorsements," accessed September 14, 2015
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