This replacement levy on the ballot is the Capital Project and Technology Levy. This will replace the Capital Projects and Technology levy that voters approved by over 60% in 2018.

A majority of this levy would be focused on facilities.

• The Capital Projects and Tech levy is asking for a to run for four years from 2023 through 2026,  with the amount of the levy to be set at $6.3 million in 2023, $5.5 million in 2024, $5 million in 2025 and $4.5 million in 2026.
• The cost to property owners would be an estimated to be 88 cents per $1,000 for 2023, drop to 73 cents, 63 cents and finally 54 cents the last year of the levy ( 2026).
• While the amount needed in this levy is higher than the last levy, the overall tax for district bonds, the Education and Operations levy and the Capital Projects and Technology levy combined will not be more than what the district is currently collecting.  How can that be – asking for an increased capital projects and technology levy and not raising taxes?  The 20 year bond that paid for Mt. Solo and the remodels of Cascade and Monticello will be paid off before the new capital projects and technology levy go into being.  That difference is what will pay for the capital projects and technology levy for the next four year.
•  The technology levy funds would be used for upgrade and replace outdated computer technology.

Important to Know

• State support of schools does not cover technology. Tech levy funds pay for both student and teacher computers and infrastructure; the district has a system-wide equipment replacement schedule for both.
• Facilities, even with schedule maintenance, eventually reach a point where replacement and/or major upgrades need to be made.  The district asked the voters twice in the past five years to make major replacements and both times the measures missed approval by less than 2% approval.
• With over a million square feet of facilities the district is responsible for there seems never to be enough funds to keep them in the condition needed.  A district/community committee has identified around $250M in needs.  The district has spent about $12-13M over the past six years taking care of facilities.  This levy will keep that maintenance plan in effect.
• The district has a Facilities Advisory Committee made up of citizens and district staff.  The items on the capital projects are ones they are recommending.  The items on the technology part of the levy are from continuation of the long term plan of replacement and improvements to meet the technology needs of the district.