Mariana Dale covers early childhood for the LAist and KPCC newsroom.
The Pasadena Unified School District is asking voters to approve a property tax increase to fund $900 million in renovation and repair projects.The Pasadena Unified School District serves about 15,000 students across 29 schools. The district wants money to expand classrooms for science, technology, engineering, arts and math classes; replace leaky roofs; and repair deteriorating electrical, plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning systems, among other things.
The district estimates the bond would cost property owners that live within the school district's boundaries an average of $59 per $100,000 of assessed value. There’s also a possibility that Pasadena Unified School District could get additional state funding if Prop. 2 passes. A local faith leader and several community members are among those who submitted an argument in favor of the bond to the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder.When California voters approved the creation of the lottery, the law required 34 cents of every dollar to fund education. In 2010 lawmakers changed the rules giving the lottery the mandate to “maximize” funding for education.
The Association has not taken a position on specific local bonds other than LAUSD’s $9 billion Measure US and on Proposition 2 . Several groups would be excluded from paying the tax including people 65 and older and those receiving Supplemental Security Income with a disability.Representatives of the business community, taxpayers, and parents. School district employees, vendors, contractors, and consultants cannot be appointed. There are often years of community meetings, design, and permitting between the passage of a bond and the start of construction, though minor renovation projects could be completed sooner.
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