To modernize outdated classrooms/restrooms/school facilities to improve the quality of education; repair/replace outdated heating/ventilation/air-conditioning systems; improve safety/security; repair, construction, acquire classrooms, sites/equipment, shall the Hope Elementary School District measure be adopted to issue $47,400,000 of bonds at legal rates, levy approximately 3 cents/$100 assessed value, generating $2,800,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with annual audits, citizens’ oversight, no money for salaries and no money taken by the State?
3, Santa Barbara County • 2020 • Measure
Passed
Result: 61.7% yes, 38.3% no (6,626 votes cast)
AI-generated plain-language summary
This measure authorized the Hope Elementary School District to issue $47.4 million in bonds to modernize classrooms, restrooms, and school facilities, repair heating and ventilation systems, and improve safety and security. The bonds would be repaid through a property tax levy of approximately 3 cents per $100 of assessed value, generating about $2.8 million annually while the bonds remain outstanding.