Pacific Grove Unified

Unified School District

With no projected increase to current tax rates, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District’s measure to renovate existing classrooms; replace deteriorating electrical wiring; expand Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics facilities at Forest Grove Elementary School, Robert Down Elementary School, Pacific Grove Middle School,Pacific Grove Adult Education Center, Pacific Grove Community High School and Pacific Grove High School be adopted, authorizing $78 million of bonds at legal rates, annual audits, average levies below $32 per $100,000 of assessed valuation (approximately $4,700,000 annually) while outstanding, citizens’ oversight, and full disclosure of spending with funds that cannot be spent elsewhere?

To replace outdated plumbing/electrical systems, upgrade fire alarms and emergency communication systems; repair/replace roofs and modernize classrooms at schools throughout the district, shall the Pacific Grove Unified School District measure authorizing $30 million of bonds be adopted with legal rates, yearly levies of less than 3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation through approximately 2039 (generating an average of $2.1 million dollars per year), annual audits, independent oversight and no estimated increase in current tax rates?

To increase student access to computers; maintain and upgrade educational software; keep pace with 21st century technological innovations; and significantly reduce borrowing costs, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District issue $18 million of short-term bonds with the interest rates at or below the legal limit, independent citizen oversight, and no money for administrator/teacher salaries, so long as all funds are spent locally and cannot be taken by the State?

To increase student access to computers; maintain and upgrade educational technology; keep pace with 21st century technological innovations; implement statewide technology requirements for testing and learning; and significantly reduce borrowing costs, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District issue $27.8 million of short-term bonds with the interest rates below the legal limit, independent citizen oversight, and no money for administrator/teacher salaries, so long as all funds are spent locally and cannot be taken by the State?

To aid in preserving educational quality in our schools in the face of Statewide budget cuts, including but not limited to science, math, music, art, computers and libraries; maintain small class sizes; and retain teachers; shall Pacific Grove Unified School District levy $65 per parcel for five years to replace and extend the previously approved tax with independent citizens’ oversight committee, and all funds spent locally and no money used for administrative salaries or taken by the State?