[Vision2020] RE: answering Phil's questions

[keely emerinemix]

I'm responding to the entire forum since others may want answers to your 
questions.

1.  I don't know what you mean by "four tracks."  Please read on . . .

"Tracks" has had a specific usage in our two-year planning, and so I may be 
reading your question too literally. There were three tracks that the 
committee came up with.  One (no new construction) was not recommended by 
the FPC, but the other two were; the plan we're considering now was the 
track with near-unanimous support of the committee as well as Supt. 
Donicht's recommendation.  The board voted on it Feb. 24 and it passed 5-0.  
  The bond amount is sufficient for the four projects (new HS, remodeled WP 
and Russell, remodel of current HS to accommodate alt school, etc., -- maybe 
that's what you mean), insofar as it covers what can legally be covered by a 
bond.

2.  The Trail family is donating the cost of the fence.  This appears to 
have been lost in the debate.

3.  Please remember that the change is not in the number of teachers, 
required textbooks, etc., but is a change in facilities and configuration.  
It's still a K-12 district with the same number of teachers, and, again, 
we're simply planning to move our kids and staff to buildings better able to 
handle the long-term demands of education.  So the teachers teaching from 
textbooks are already budgeted -- they'll simply move to better, 
bond-funded, facilities.  This is not to say that the district will always 
have exactly the same number of staff, kids, etc. -- that changes from year 
to year and is part of our budget planning project.  But funds cannot and do 
not "cross over."

keely



From: cjs <cjs at turbonet.com>
To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
Subject: [Spam] RE: [Vision2020] supplemental bond/levy
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:24:51 -0700

Thank you so kindly Keely.

So this bond is all that is required for the completion of the four tracks? 
Like construction only?

How do we get the textbooks and school supplies so desperately needed for 
the children if this bond is only for "construction" purposes? How will the 
maintenance, salaries and operations for the new high school be paid? From 
the bond already passed and the money already in the pot? Or will it need to 
be another bond to vote on from the public adding a new tax? Wait - maybe 
the correct term here is levy? I am a bit confused on the bond vs. levy 
thing.

Another question you might be able to answer since we are on the subject of 
"construction." I understand the Trails have specified that a "security 
fence" be installed or agreed upon, before they "gift" a portion of their 
land. Will this cost of this security fence be included in this "bond" as 
"construction costs" or is it already figured into "summer monies" which I 
do not understand and do we have an estimated cost of what the Trails are 
asking for in regards of the security fence if we decide to put the HS on 
their land? Everything that I read or hear seems to be pointing in the 
direction of the new HS going on the Trail land as nothing else seems to be 
better.

Phil Roderick

-----Original message-----
From: "keely emerinemix" kjajmix1 at msn.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 12:56:50 -0700
To: cjs at turbonet.com
Subject: [Spam] RE: [Vision2020] supplemental bond/levy

 > A supplemental levy is a funding mechanism "levied" against property 
owners.
 >   It may not include new construction or significant remodel, i.e., 
capital
 > improvements.  Moscow has a permanent supplemental levy at its current 
rate
 > due to the passage of several consecutive annual supplemental levies, a
 > provision granted by the State.
 >
 > A bond is a "levy" only in the sense that tax increases are "levied" 
against
 > owners of properties in the district.  I would prefer that this issue be
 > referred to as a "bond" or bond election, but understand that bond levy 
is
 > what people call it.  Either way, a bond cannot, by law, fund textbooks,
 > salaries, operations, routine maintenance, etc.; it can only fund capital
 > improvements.
 >
 > keely
 >
 >
 >
 > From: cjs <cjs at turbonet.com>
 > To: VISION2020 at MOSCOW.COM
 > Subject: [Vision2020] supplemental bond/levy
 > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 10:20:28 -0700
 >
 > Can anyone tell me what a "supplemental bond/levy is? PLEASE!
 >
 > Phil Roderick
 >
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