Burlingame schools exploring new tax (Heather's article in the Daily Journal)
Burlingame schools could be getting interior and exterior renovations in the near future as the elementary school district is slated to decide to hire a consulting firm to gauge the public's interest in funding a bond measure in November. The Burlingame Elementary School District began planning for the bond measure last year when it set aside $60,000 in this year's budget to fund the election expenses including a consultant, said Chief Business Officer Jing-Jing Wang. Only certain elections allow a school district to pass a bond measure with a 55 percent approval rating. This November being one of those elections, the district began planning early, said Trustee Marc Friedman.
Updates - Approving the consultant's contract would be the first step in preparing for the November election. It's been 10 to 15 years since any of the district's six schools had any updates, said Friedman. Buildings need repairs. Any homeowner can tell you that,? he said. Burlingame residents are already paying for two different taxes to support local public schools. In 2004, the voters approved a renewal of a $104-per-year parcel tax to support the Burlingame elementary and middle schools, said Wang. Measure S helps pay for teachers' salaries, books, libraries and other school staples. The tax will be collected through 2010.
Last year, voters approved a $298 million bond measure for improvements to the six schools in the San Mateo Union High School District including Burlingame High School. The measure costs $16 a year per $100,000 assessed value of homes within the district.
Facilities bond - Residents may also be faced with a $37 million bond option, which dedicates $35 million for storm drains and $2 million for recreation center improvements in the June election. The Burlingame City Council is scheduled to decide if it will go to the voters next week.
The board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the district office 1825 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame.
Burlingame schools could be getting interior and exterior renovations in the near future as the elementary school district is slated to decide to hire a consulting firm to gauge the public's interest in funding a bond measure in November. The Burlingame Elementary School District began planning for the bond measure last year when it set aside $60,000 in this year's budget to fund the election expenses including a consultant, said Chief Business Officer Jing-Jing Wang. Only certain elections allow a school district to pass a bond measure with a 55 percent approval rating. This November being one of those elections, the district began planning early, said Trustee Marc Friedman.
Updates - Approving the consultant's contract would be the first step in preparing for the November election. It's been 10 to 15 years since any of the district's six schools had any updates, said Friedman. Buildings need repairs. Any homeowner can tell you that,? he said. Burlingame residents are already paying for two different taxes to support local public schools. In 2004, the voters approved a renewal of a $104-per-year parcel tax to support the Burlingame elementary and middle schools, said Wang. Measure S helps pay for teachers' salaries, books, libraries and other school staples. The tax will be collected through 2010.
Last year, voters approved a $298 million bond measure for improvements to the six schools in the San Mateo Union High School District including Burlingame High School. The measure costs $16 a year per $100,000 assessed value of homes within the district.
Facilities bond - Residents may also be faced with a $37 million bond option, which dedicates $35 million for storm drains and $2 million for recreation center improvements in the June election. The Burlingame City Council is scheduled to decide if it will go to the voters next week.
The board meets 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the district office 1825 Trousdale Drive, Burlingame.
- Written by Fiona
hopefully the city school district has learned from the failure of measure h,,,don't tax residents based on assessed property value.
Posted by: gr8flmd | February 14, 2007 at 08:09 AM