*Just over one year ago on October 14, 2015, this high school Board voted unanimously to demolish the parking garage and proceed with construction of an Olympic sized (50 meter) pool on the site. To fund that project’s $37.5 million price tag the Board would have taken $20 million from its fund balance and $17.5 million in non-referendum working cash bonds. This funding approach was chosen for the sole purpose of bypassing voters and avoiding a referendum.
#D200VoteNo
*For $37.3 Million we could build one pool outside of the schools footprint, tear down a parking garage, build a smaller new parking garage after two years of no parking garage...
#D200VoteNo
*For $37.3 Million we could build one pool outside of the schools footprint, tear down a parking garage, build a smaller new parking garage after two years of no parking garage...
OR
For $37.3 Million we could build two brand new pools within the schools footprint, keep the existing larger parking garage and have $15 Million to address the NEEDS of the educational and arts missions of the school?
BTW - $15 Million is a greater allocation of funds for educational and arts programs than is built into the $44.5 Million referendum ballot "plan". Lets spend our money wisely and Vote NO. #D200VoteNo
*It's OK to vote no on the D200 referendum question. It does not indicate a lack of support for our local schools; it indicates we need to be smart in how we allocate our resources - our land and our money. Giving up so much of both for an unnecessarily large swimming pool is not a smart allocation. http://www.oakpark.com/…/It's-OK-to-vote-No-on-pool-referen…
