NOTICE OF MEASURE ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Gresham-Barlow School District board has referred the following measure to the voters of Multnomah and Clackamas County in the District at the Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Special Election. Any registered voter dissatisfied with the ballot title may file a petition with the Multnomah County Circuit Court for review on or before 5:00 p.m., September 5, 2013. Any person filing a challenge must also file a copy of the challenge with the Director of Elections, 1040 SE Morrison St., Portland, by the end of the next business day after the petition is filed with the Circuit Court.
Gresham-Barlow Schools to Increase Safety; Update, Expand, Rebuild Schools
Question: Shall district improve safety, technology and renovate and expand existing schools; issue $210 million general obligation bonds with citizen oversight. If bonds are approved, they will be payable from taxes on property or property ownership that are not subject to the limits of Section 11 and 11b, Article XI of the Oregon Constitution.
Summary: If approved, this measure would finance capital costs, including projects that:
- Update student learning environments, including technology and textbooks;
- Increase safety and security at existing schools;
- Add capacity for growth at Elementary/Middle schools by expanding existing buildings; remove aged portable classrooms for safety and security;
- Renovate existing schools including; replacing aging roofs and windows, enhance earthquake protection; upgrading classroom lighting and HVAC systems, plumbing, flooring, exterior walls; renovation of grounds, fields and playgrounds;
- Construct site improvements, furnish and equip all projects, purchase land;
- Rebuild Gresham High School and renovate Sam Barlow High School – Phase I, build technology support facilities; and
- Pay bond issuance costs.
Establish independent citizen oversight committee to ensure funds are used as intended.
The projected incremental cost over the existing property tax rate is $1.56 per $1,000 assessed property value. A home with an assessed value of $167,350 is estimated to pay an additional $22 a month. Each bond series may mature over no more than 25 years.
Tim Scott, Director of Elections
Multnomah County