DISTRICT GETS SCHOOL BOND ON MARCH 2 BALLOT.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer ACTON Acton, town (1990 pop. 17,872), Middlesex co., E Mass., NW of Boston; settled c.1680, inc. 1735. Among its manufactures are electrical machinery, chemicals, prefabricated houses, and precision equipment. - Less than a month after voters rejected a $13.1 million bond measure, Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. officials have decided to try again, their third bond attempt in less than two years. The ballot measure will be put before voters in the March 2 primary election. If approved, the bond will pay for building a permanent campus for Vasquez High School. ``You've got to try - we don't have many other options,'' Superintendent Don Banderas said Wednesday. The board held a special meeting Monday and unanimously approved placing the bond on the ballot. Acton-Agua Dulce officials faced a Friday deadline to get the measure on the March ballot. About 60 people attended the meeting, and the board heard from speakers for and against the bond. In November, no votes against the $13.1 million bond measure outnumbered Outnumbered is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2007.[1] It stars Hugh Dennis and Claire Skinner as a mother and father who are outnumbered by their three children. yes votes 52 percent to 48 percent. The measure needed yes votes from 55 percent of voters to pass. If the measure had passed, the average annual tax would have been $48 per $100,000 assessed valuation. In November 2002, voters rejected a $21.5 million bond measure that would have paid for a permanent campus and refinanced some debt. Bond opponent Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878. French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems. Schwab predicted that the measure would fail again. ``They want that high school at any cost, but people won't go for it because we don't get answers. We want to know what every item is going to cost, but they have no answers, so we are going to battle again,'' Schwab said. Passing a bond will help provide relief to the district that is projecting serious budget cuts, Banderas said. ``If we pass the bond, we would be able to eliminate lease payments on relocatables at the temporary site,'' Banderas said. The cost of the lease payments amounts to about $260,000 annually, Banderas said. The district is experiencing a decline in enrollment at the elementary school elementary school: see school. level, losing about 50 students a year, which may be due to home prices in Acton and Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
``It's pretty expensive to buy and develop right now. People who can afford it tend not to have young kids,'' Banderas said. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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