Measure 20-368. Junction City School District No. 69
The following nonpartisan report was prepared by the League of Women Voters of Lane County.Junction City School District No. 69 School bonds to improve safety, security, learning; expand capacityQUESTION: Shall Junction City School District No. 69 improve schools; issue $40,000,000 in principal amount of bonds? If the bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limits of sections 11 and 11b, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.FINANCIAL IMPACT: If the measure passes, Junction City School District No. 69 will issue bonds for $40,000,000. The district s tax rate is expected to increase from the current rate of $1.36/$1,000 of assessed value to an estimated rate of $1.80/$1,000 of assessed value if this measure passes. Actual rates may change based on final interest rates and changes in assessed value.Note: Assessed value (AV) is the value used to calculate property tax. It is shown on the property tax statement. It is NOT the same as real market value (RMV), which is the market price of the home. Property owners can find their current assessed value by going to Lane County s Assessment and Taxation Department Property Account Information Portal.PROBABLE RESULTS OF A “YES” VOTE:Property taxes will increase. Substantial improvements will be made to school facilities.PROBABLE RESULTS OF A “NO” VOTE:There will be no increase in the district s tax rate. School facilities improvements will be postponed or not made.BACKGROUND:In 2024, a ballot measure for a general obligation bond, a municipal bond where the voters of the school district guarantee repayment of the bond through their taxes, was defeated. Following that defeat, the school board did another review of their long range facilities assessment, surveyed the community and worked with a facilities advisory committee made up of local citizens. With the information gained, they drafted a ballot measure that addresses the school district’s most pressing issues with a smaller price tag. The 2024 measure requested $59.07 million; the current measure requests $40 million to be repaid over 20 years. The district will receive $6 M in matching funds from the state.PROPOSAL: Working with a citizen oversight committee, the school board will focus on energy saving initiatives and safety and security upgrades such as asbestos removal, updated fire alarms, security cameras, and advanced locking systems and secure entryways. This funding will support essential repairs such as fixing leaky roofs, replacing outdated pipes, upgrading HVAC and electrical systems and addressing overcrowding. If left un-attended, the costs for these upgrades and repairs will continue to rise, taking funding from the classroom.For more information see the Junction City School District webpage on the bond measure, https://sites.google.com/junctioncity.k12.or.us/jcsdbondprojects2025/jcsd-bond.
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Why do you support or oppose this measure?
The school board has been very responsive in addressing the concerns of the community that resulted in the failure of the previous school district ballot measure. The oversight of the community for bond projecting spending will help ensure that the funds will be spent in the most appropriate manner.
Taxes are too high. Many residents are on fixed incomes and can’t manage another tax increase.
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