RESOLUTION 2020-33
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RESOLUTION OUTLINING SUPPORT FOR THE PROVO SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND. (20-115)
WHEREAS, the Municipal
Council recognizes the value of an educated citizenry and that the educational
facilities must foster a positive learning environment; and
WHEREAS,
the current operating budget of the Provo School District cannot support the
much-needed repairs to Timpview without taking financial resources away from educational
opportunities for students and meaningful resources from faculty; and
WHEREAS, Timpview High School is already
showing signs of deterioration due to ground subsidence and some of the
buildings are no longer safe to be occupied; and
WHEREAS,
Provo School District has diligently studied the issue of building replacement
and reconstruction and concluded this is the least expensive option with the
minimum disruption to both students, faculty, and residents in the neighborhood
surrounding Timpview High School; and
WHEREAS, Provo School District has
been notified by Utah State Risk Management that due to the condition of
Timpview High School insuring the facility has become an untenable risk, and
without insurance there is a likelihood that Timpview will need to be shut down
in its entirety; and
WHEREAS, Provo School District is being
fiscally responsible in pursuing a General Obligation Bond as the most
economical way to correct the problems at Timpview High School; and
WHEREAS, if this General Obligation
Bond does not pass, more expensive and intrusive means will need to be
undertaken to correct the issues at Timpview High School, which will lead to
the disruption to students, families, faculty, and residents across the entire
school district.
NOW,
THEREFORE, be it resolved that we, the members of the Provo City
Municipal Council, express our support for the Provo School District General
Obligation Bond.
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4 comments:
Look. The answer is No. Why are you building 4 lane roads the width of 8 lane roads? Concrete havens for nothing. How about you steal the money back from these construction companies and build your own darn high school with the funds they stole from us. Destroying our city and neighborhoods with such concrete nonsense is one of the worst things that you have done. Nobody likes you guys whether you were involved in those dumb decisions are not. How about you fill those new elementary schools you so desperately needed first! You are out of control and out of your minds. No one is happy with your rotten money corrupt irresponsibility.
@Concerned,
While I do agree with you that budget issues are a big deal. And I don't agree with some of the desinges of the roadways. Claiming that the city is waisting provo tax payer dollars is flat out wrong. The primary source of funding for projects like 500 w is federal. See my link below.
So to say we can just "steal" that money to pay for a HS is wrong.
I also agree we do need more elementary and jr high schools, but my only reason for voting no on the previous bond was the cost. This new bond seems reasonable and we shouldn't dismiss it because it doesn't cover all of our needs.
https://www.udot.utah.gov/projectpages/f?p=250:2008:::NO::P2008_EPM_PROJ_XREF_NO,P2008_EPM_MASTER_PROJ_XREF_NO,P2008_PROJECT_TYPE_IND_FLAG:9428,0,0
looking on the school district site, we see there is also in the "planned phases", a soccer field??
...and look at all the rest of the frivolities not mentioned ???
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