The Vail Unified School District Governing Board has called for a $61.3 million bond election.
High schools in the Vail district are currently over capacity. K-8 schools are close to capacity. Growth is continuing. Projections indicate that Vail schools will be 2,400 students over capacity within the next five years.
The bond package approved by the Vail Governing Board to send to voters includes funding for a new high school and a new K-8 school. It also includes funding for technology, health and safety items, and transportation needs.
A 45-member Bond Committee, made up of community members, parents, and staff, met for six months to research district needs and develop a list of possible bond projects. The groupโs initial list of important capital needs included more than $98.9 million in projects.
The Bond Committee studied the projects, and gathered input from the districtโs 20 school site councils, as well as community leaders. The committee prioritized the list and submitted its recommendation to the Vail Governing Board. After further study, the board approved the $61.3 million package โ about $38 million smaller than the original list.
The bond election will be held Nov. 6.
Tucson Unified School District
to hold truth in taxation hearing
The public is invited to attend Tucson Unified School Districtโs truth in taxation hearing on July 10, at 6 p.m. at the Duffy Community Center, 5145 E. Fifth St.
At the hearing, in compliance with state law, TUSD is notifying its property taxpayers of its intention to raise its primary property taxes over the current level to pay for increased expenditures for the fiscal year that began July 1.
The district is proposing an increase in its primary property tax levy of $250,000. The amount proposed will cause TUSDโs primary property taxes on a $100,000 home to be $3.2354. Without the tax increase, the total taxes owed would have been $2.4794.
The increase is exclusive of any changes that may occur from property tax levies for voter-approved bonded indebtedness or budget and tax overrides.
