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Stanislaus County, CA November 6, 2001 Election
Measure P
School Improvements
Denair Unified School District

Bond Issue - 2/3 Approval Required

848 / 81.9% Yes votes ...... 187 / 18.0% No votes

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To improve the quality of education, shall the Denair Unified School District be authorized to acquire, construct, and modernize school facilities, replace plumbing and sewers, upgrade electrical systems to accommodate computer technology, construct a gymnasium, build and renovate the library and science and business classrooms, make health and safety improvements, and make the District eligible for $3,500,000 in state-matching funds, by issuing $8,200,000 of bonds subject to accountability measures and at interest rates below the legal limit?

Fiscal Impact from the Superintendent of Denair Unified School District:
An election will be held in the Denair Unified School District on November 6th, 2001 to authorize the sale of up to $8.2 million in general obligation bonds of the District to finance the acquisition and improvement of real property for school purposes. If such bonds are authorized and sold, the principal thereof and interest thereon will be payable from the proceeds of tax levies made upon the taxable property in the District. The following information is provided in compliance with sections 9400-9404 of the Election Code of the State of California.

1. The best estimate of the tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund the bond issue during the first fiscal year after the first sale of bonds based on a projection of future assessed valuations is $0.0627 per $100 of assessed valuation in Fiscal Year 2002-2003.

2. The best estimate of the tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund the bond issue during the first fiscal year after the last sale of bonds if the bonds are sold in series, and an estimate of the fiscal year in which that rate will apply, based on a projection of future assessed valuations is $0.0627 per $100 of assessed valuation in FiscaI Year 2012-13.

3. The best estimate of the highest tax rate that would be required to be levied to fund the bond issue and an estimate of the fiscal year in which that rate will apply, based on a projection of future assessed valuations, is again $0.0627 per $100 of assessed valuation, which is projected to be the same in every fiscal year.

Attention of all voters is directed to the fact that the foregoing is based upon projections and estimates only, which are not binding upon the District. The actual tax rates and years in which they will apply may vary from those presently estimated, due to variations from these estimates in the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at any given sale, and the actual assessed valuation over the term of the repayment of the bonds. The actual time of sales of said bonds and the amount sold at any given time will be governed by the needs of the District and other factors (including market rate variations in the interest rate on general obligation bonds). Actual future assessed valuation will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the District as determined in the assessment and equalization process.

Dated: 8-10-2001

/s/ Edward E. Parraz

Meaning of Voting Yes/No
A YES vote of this measure means:
you want to authorize the District to issue and sell the bonds.

A NO vote of this measure means:
you do not want to authorize the District to issue and sell the bonds.

Impartial Analysis from the County Counsel
If approved by two-thirds of the voters voting thereon, this measure would authorize the Board of Trustees of the Denair Unified School District to issue and sell general obligation bonds of the District in amounts not to exceed a total of $8,200,000.

The issuance and sale of a bond by a school District is for the purpose of raising money for the District and represents a debt of the District. In exchange for money received from the holder of the bond, the District promises to pay the holder a set amount of interest for a certain time and to repay the loan on the expiration date.

A resolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Denair Unified School District on July 17, 2001, stated the bond shall be issued and sold for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, Improving, furnishing and equipping school facilities. The bond will bear interest at a rate not to exceed the legal limit.

If this measure passes, a tax shall annually levy on property within the District sufficient to pay the interest and redemption of all outstanding bonds to the District. The tax shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due. The tax shall be sufficient to provide funds for the payment of such part of the principal and interest as shall become due before the proceeds of the next general tax levy can be made available for the payment of principal and interest.

--A "Yes" vote is a vote to authorize the District to issue and sell the bonds.

--A "no" vote is against authorizing the District to issue and sell the bonds.

This analysis is submitted by the Office of the Stanislaus County Counsel pursuant to the requirements of Section 9500 and following of the Elections Code of the State of California.

/s/ Michael H. Krausnick

 
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Arguments For Measure P
Your YES vote on Measure "P" will have a lasting, positive impact on our children's schools and on our community.

MEASURE "P" WILL IMPROVE OUR SCHOOLS.

Denair children have always enjoyed a strong tradition of quality education. In 1942, Denair schools unified in the spirit to continue as a community committed to helping kids. But as our community has aged so have our schools. The average age of our schools is now over 38 years, and all three sites meet the age requirements to receive State funds for modernization. In addition, the schools are limited in the curriculum and activities they can provide to the children of our community.

Measure "P" will:

  • Build and renovate the library and science and business classrooms

  • Modernize each school replacing sewers and gas lines and upgrading classroom electrical systems to accommodate computer technology

  • Build a gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen at Deneir High School

  • Construct additional permanent classrooms and support facilities

  • Make health and safety upgrades at each school

MEASURE "P" MAKES FINANCIAL SENSE.

As taxpayers, we all agree in the importance of our children's education and the value of quality schools.

Measure "P" will:

  • Make the District eligible for approximately $3.5 million in State-matching funds

  • Make repairs now instead of putting them off into the future when they will only cost more

  • Be used only to improve our children's schools - not to pay employee salaries

Voting YES will have lasting, positive benefits. Measure "P" will maintain our schools as a focal point of our community, allow for the continued quality education of our children, and add to the property values of our community and homes.

Let's keep Denair a great place to raise our children, grandchildren, and future generations. Vote YES on Measure "P"!

/s/ Paul Prescott
High School Teacher

/s/ Duane Larson
Fire Chief, Retired

/s/ Carolyn Brown
Board President

/s/ Sandi Cook
Parent

/s/ D. Mark Hodges,
Farmer

(No arguments against Measure P were submitted)


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