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MEASURE NO. 24-134 Gervais School District 1 Argument in Opposition: The property transfer from Gervais School District to Silver Falls School District will result in a loss of students and property values (estimated at over 1.7 million dollars) from Gervais School District forever. This is a step backward for Gervais School District,which is building quality programs tailored to the needs of our students. I, and many others, believe in Gervais School District’s ability to provide a quality education for all the children of the district. Public support for the district is shown in that it took just a few hours over 4 days to get the 136 signatures to bring this important issue to a vote. The Gervais School District Board of Directors passed a resolution June 17, 2004 strongly opposing the proposed property transfer to Silver Falls School District. The property transfer negatively affects the district’s future bonding capacity and the individual taxpayer. How does this affect you, the taxpayer? 1 Lower bond limits. Bond dollar amounts for improvements or new buildings are limited by the amount of total assessed value of property in the district. Removing valuable property from the district results in a lower possible bond limit. 2 Higher Payments. Payments for these future bonds will be spread over fewer taxpayers, making it more expensive for each individual taxpayer in the district. 3 Fewer Students. We value the diversity of our student population. If this property transfer takes effect, the current and any future owners of the properties affected will no longer be part of our school district. School funding is based on the number of students attending the school. So this transfer means eliminating any possibility of current or future students for our schools who may live on these properties. Please join me in voting NO on ballot measure # 24-134. Deb Holum Gervais School District Volunteer and Parent (This information provided by Deborah Holum)
RETURN TO NOVEMBER 2, 2004 VOTER PAMPHLET MAIN PAGE
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