Argument against Measure A

Once again, the taxpayers are being asked to pay for another school bond for Scotts Valley Schools. We already have 2 bonds on our current tax bills for the district. One from 2013 and another from 2014. Has all that money been spent? And yet we continue to pay.  

According to the proponent's "Statement" the best estimate of the total debt service, including the principal and interest, that would be required to be repaid if all the bonds are issued and sold is approximately 92 million dollars. The final fiscal year in which the tax is anticipated to be collected is 2055-56. WOW! 

--At a time when we really cannot say what school will look like in the future, why go into even MORE debt to refurbish facilities that may not be used? Perhaps a wiser idea would be to wait until next year when we have a better idea of what lies ahead. 

Eric Erickson