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Oakley Union Elementary School District Polling for Possible Bond Measure

by ECT

Over the last several weeks, the Oakley Union Elementary School District has been conducting polling to see if voters would support a bond measure this November.

According to Anne Allen, Interim Superintendent, the District have been polling via email and phone since early June to gather information about what the community thinks about a bond measure.

“This information will help us determine if we will be going forward with a bond measure on the November ballot,” said Allen. “The company gathering the data for us will be presenting the results to us and at that point in time we will make a decision as to whether or not we will move forward with the bond measure.  We would look at our bonding capacity to determine what funds would be available for both a new school and upgrades/renovations. “

No information has been provided about the amount of money they are seeking or what it would cost residents who live within the school district. However, a resident who took the poll said it will be for $22 million and cost $20 or $40 per $100k assessed valuation of a home.

Allen says when the polling data is completed, they will present the results.

Some were not pleased with the timing of the polling which was done in the middle of a Primary Election. The Committee for the New Oakley Library (Measure K) emailed the school district to request the polling stop after some stated due to the school bond costs, they could not support Measure K at another $93 per year.

Allen stated that after being contacted by the Measure K committee, the district contacted the company and asked them to stop the polling until after the primary election polls closed.

“It was not our intent to in any way affect the outcome of the ballot measure for the library.  As a school district we pride ourselves in working with our community to support services and education for all our families,” said Allen.

She also noted that she has no way of knowing the impact this had on the outcome of Measure K which saw just 53.79% support—it needed 66.6% support to pass.

When asked if she thought the Bond may impact a potential fire tax in November, she said she has no way of predicting what impact their bond would have on a fire tax passing or other tax measures set for November.

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7 comments

Gizmo Jun 21, 2016 - 8:33 am

Why the hell is the INTERIM superintendent making political and financial decisions like this?
They can’t have their head any farther up their a$$ if they “don’t have any way to know how other tax measures will be affected.”
Why isn’t everything put on hold until they get their house in order? The hiring and firing goings-on are looking suspicious. Now this. What is going on down there?

Where is the transparency?
Who will spend the taxpayer’s money?
Who is, and how much are they paying “that company” to canvass for them?

At this point, they have lost all credibility.
GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.

East County resident Jun 21, 2016 - 11:07 am

“When asked if she thought the Bond may impact a potential fire tax in November, she said she has no way of predicting what impact their bond would have on a fire tax passing or other tax measures set for November.”

Say whattttttt? She has no way of predicting what impact another school bond will have on other competing taxes?

Is she dumb or just playing dumb. A 5th grader could tell you YES it will have a negative impact on any vote for any other tax. She should have had a clue when the Library folks called her and asked her to stop-stop-stop.

If this is what we are getting from our educators, its simple, we are screwed.

Phule Me Twice Jun 21, 2016 - 1:41 pm

Two reactions…same as with BART…”No”, and “Hell, NO!” We have too many school bonds on the tax bills already.

Unome Jun 22, 2016 - 9:23 am

Schools already get too much of the tax pie and our kids are not getting any smarter. Show improvement and progress before asking for more money. In Antioch kids are shooting each other. That is partially schools failure to instill proper social behavior.

Phule Me Twice Jun 22, 2016 - 10:44 am

Sorry, Unome, it’s NOT the school’s responsibility to instill proper social behavior. THAT job is supposed to belong to the parents. All too often though that doesn’t happen and teachers wind up being more akin to zookeepers.

Unome Jun 22, 2016 - 6:06 pm

Your right to certain extent. But you have to admit there are teachers who could care less because of tenure.

Highwayman Jun 22, 2016 - 5:26 pm

Oh boy, another tax proposed after they spend every $$ they get. Never a budget surplus, a rainy day fund or accountability – just we need more. Homeowners have to pony up again. As usual too many administrators feeding from the public trough. A little transparency on who fosters the bond mindset. I’m sure districts are wined and dined by lobbyists and law firms that specialize in floating the initiatives. It’s not about quality education, it’s about how do we get paid.

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