The Morongo Unified School District has recently confirmed the placement of a new school bond on the ballot for the November 6 election. With details on the new Measure O bond is reporter Andrew Dieleman…
Measure O is a $62 million school bond measure that will appear on the November 6 election ballot. If passed, the general obligation bond would add $55 per $100,000 of assessed property value to property taxes over a 30-year period. According to Measure O bond committee chair Donna Munoz, the bond money would be used to install much-needed school safety systems and make numerous repairs, improvements, and expansions to schools district wide, which according to Munoz, could result in increased property values throughout the district. Some Morongo Basin residents expressed concerns over the cost of the bond during the September 14 Z107.7 Up-close Show, pointing out that the 2005 Measure O bond is still in effect. The bond continues to add approximately $49 per $100,000 of assessed property value to property taxes and won’t be paid off until August of 2042. The new Measure O bond will appear on the November 5 election ballot and must receive a 55 percent majority vote to pass.
MEASURE O, A LOCAL SCHOOL BOND, TO BE ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT
