MUROC VOTERS SHOW SUPPORT FOR BOND MEASURE POLL INDICATES 65 PERCENT OF RESIDENTS WOULD PAY TO FUND DISTRICT PROJECTS.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 NORTH EDWARDS - A telephone survey indicated nearly 65 percent of the Muroc Joint Unified School District's registered voters would support a bond measure to build and improve school facilities. The survey by a consultant hired by the school district polled 660 voters, mostly in the communities of Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. and North Edwards but also on Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , though base residents would not be affected by a bond because they don't pay property taxes. ``The company that we are exploring the bond issue with did a very brief and general survey of registered voters in our district to see what the initial reaction would be from people in our district if we were to do a bond issue,'' Superintendent Mike Summerbell said. The results of the survey were discussed at Wednesday's board meeting. Trustees have not decided whether to pursue a bond, and if they do, it will most likely be placed on the November ballot rather than the June ballot. ``At this point, I think it's more likely we would want to do more research,'' Summerbell said. The pollsters told residents they were calling to determine the level of support for a school-improvement measure and named several possible projects that would be funded, Summerbell said. The projects included a junior high gymnasium gymnasium In Germany, a state-maintained secondary school that prepares pupils for higher academic education. This type of nine-year school originated in Strasbourg in 1537. at Boron High School; health and safety improvements; upgrading of facilities, including libraries and science labs; repairing and replacing leaky leak·y adj. leak·i·er, leak·i·est Permitting leaks or leakage: a leaky roof; a leaky defense system. Adj. 1. roofs and old windows; and improving student access to computers and technology. Of those polled, 64.5 percent said they would support a bond, 6.5 percent said no, and 29 percent were undecided. No monetary amounts were mentioned, Summerbell said. District officials earlier said they were considering a $6 million bond that would levy taxes on homeowners in Boron and North Edwards of less than $25 a year. The board voted in December to hire consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a Caldwell Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the Winters, an Emeryville, Ca.-based company that has helped get bond measures passed in other Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley school districts. The average assessed valuation in Boron and North Edwards is $47,000 for single-family residences, district officials said. District officials have said the bulk of the tax payments would come from U.S. Borax's huge open pit mine and plant in Boron. Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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