ARCADIA : School Bond Measure Barely Fails to Pass
A school bond measure that sought $27.4 million to make capital improvements in the Arcadia Unified School District failed by less than 1% to capture the two-thirds votes needed for approval.
The measure received 65.8% of the vote but needed 66.7% to win. Arcadia residents voted 4,137 in favor and 2,146 against the measure. The voter turnout Tuesday of 23.8% was higher than in the last municipal election, according to the city clerk’s office.
School officials blamed the ongoing recession, the long budget impasse in Sacramento and anti-tax sentiments for the defeat.
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