To allow Soledad’s teachers and staff to live in the community in which they work and improve the school district’s ability to attract and retain highly qualified employees by constructing teacher-staff rental housing, shall the Soledad Unified School District measure authorizing $11.5 million of bonds be adopted with legal interest rates raising approximately $750,000 for annual repayment through approximately 2049, projected levies of less than $0.03 per $100 assessed valuation, annual audits and citizens’ oversight?
3, Monterey County • 2020 • Measure
Failed
Result: 53.6% yes, 46.4% no (2,223 votes cast)
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This measure would have authorized the Soledad Unified School District to issue $11.5 million in bonds to construct rental housing for teachers and staff, funded through property tax levies of less than $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation with repayment extending to approximately 2049. The measure failed despite receiving 53.6% yes votes, likely falling short of the required supermajority threshold for bond measures.