San Luis Coastal school district’s $349 million bond has voters’ support
The San Luis Coastal Unified School District’s $349 million bond measure was leading in final Election Night returns.
With all precincts reporting at 1 a.m., Measure C-22 had 60.7% of voters approving the bond vs. 39.3% opposed.
To win approval, the measure needs a “yes” from least 55% of the voters within the school district’s boundaries.
The bond would tack on $49 of property taxes per $100,000 of the assessed value of residents’ homes. In other words, for a $1 million home, owners would owe an additional $490 on their property taxes.
The tax rate, should voters approve it, is expected to be collected through 2059, according to the bond’s tax rate statement available from the county Clerk-Recorder’s Office.
Generally, Measure C bond money would go to replacing leaky roofs, modernizing old classrooms, constructing new classrooms to replace temporary portable classrooms, renovating outdated plumbing, sewer and irrigation systems, and upgrading inadequate electrical systems. It would also fund renovating school fields and athletic facilities for community use, improving parking and walkways at schools, and upgrading handicapped accessibility throughout the campuses.
“We have elementary and middle schools that are aging and are in need of help,” Eric Prater, San Luis Coastal’s superintendent, told The Tribune in September. “We have to forge a partnership with our community in order to keep our schools up to standard, and we do that by way of passing school bonds.”
This story was originally published November 8, 2022 at 8:30 PM.
