Shall Atwater Elementary School District issue $20 million in bonds at legal rates to relieve overcrowding and reduce class sizes by building a new school and, if funds remain, improve existing classrooms, restrooms, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and safety/security systems, raising an average of approximately $1.4 million annually to repay issued bonds through maturity from levies of approximately $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation, with citizens’ oversight, no money for administrators' salaries, and all money benefitting District schools?
3, Merced County • 2018 • M
Passed
Result: 59.8% yes, 40.2% no (7,553 votes cast)
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This measure authorized the Atwater Elementary School District to issue $20 million in bonds to build a new school to address overcrowding and potentially make improvements to existing facilities' infrastructure and safety systems. The bonds would be repaid through property tax levies of approximately $0.03 per $100 of assessed valuation.