$44-Million School Bond Goes on April Ballot
Voters in the Duarte Unified School District will decide April 14 on a $44-million bond measure to renovate eight schools.
The school board has voted unanimously to place the bond issue on the ballot. If the measure passes, $25 million will be used to bring existing buildings up to code and increase their energy efficiency; $19 million will be used to develop science laboratories, build a new Duarte High School library and make other infrastructure improvements.
To win approval, the measure needs support from at least two-thirds of those voting in April. Property owners would see a $59 tax increase for every $100,000 of assessed value over the next 15 years if the bond is approved.
The school board has retained Strategic Planning Services for Schools, a division of Oakland-based consultants Tramutola Co., which oversaw victorious school bond campaigns in Glendale and Pasadena.
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