Merced City Elementary

Elementary School District

To repair/upgrade neighborhood schools, leaky roofs, outdated electrical systems, plumbing; remove asbestos, lead paint, mold; provide safe drinking water; reduce overcrowding by building school facilities; make security/fire/safety improvements; shall Merced City School District’s measure authorizing $80,000,000 in bonds, at legal rates, be adopted, levying approximately $30 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (raising $5,500,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring audits, oversight, public spending disclosure, all funds for local schools?

To improve local elementary and middle schools by upgrading classrooms to address overcrowding; meeting modern academic/technology/safety standards; repairing electrical systems, leaky roofs, plumbing and deteriorating restrooms; improving fire safety/school security; removing asbestos/lead paint; repairing, constructing and acquiring educational facilities, sites and equipment; shall the Merced City Elementary School District issue $60,000,000 of bonds, at legal interest rates, with independent citizens’ oversight, annual audits, and no money for administrators’ salaries/pensions?