That's just a fraction of an estimated $ 8 billion of school infrastructure needs in North Carolina, and state lawmakers are under pressure this year to place a $ 1.9 billion statewide
bond referendum for schools on the ballot this fall, although the state Senate, under Berger's leadership, has been reluctant to take up the bond.
In his speech on Wednesday, Cuomo proposed a $ 2 billion
bond referendum for schools.
In 1976, Park District voters approved a $ 1,500,000
bond referendum for golf course development.
This has prompted officials to consider adding such a park to a possible retry for
a bond referendum for the November ballot.
In addition, during the 1960's, voters passed three
bond referendums for land acquisition and development: in 1962 for $ 395,000, in 1965 for $ 465,000 and in 1968 for $ 2,800,000.
Not exact matches
In the days since UK Prime Minister David Cameron confirmed the date of the
referendum, markets have experienced some volatility focused on UK - specific assets; spreads
for some UK issuers of euro - denominated
bonds have widened considerably
for no apparent reason, which suggests to us that a lot of Europeans are selling their UK exposure.
The legal debt limit
for non ‐
referendum bonds is.575 % of assessed valuation ($ 19 million).
Three youth athletic associations that formed the backbone of a
referendum committee of the Carol Stream Park District have pulled their support
for an $ 8 million
bond issue to purchase and develop a 117 - acre farm
for athletic fields.
Commissioners hope to make clear to voters that despite the wording of the
referendum question, which calls
for a 15 - cent hike in the corporate fund levy, the board has also promised a 15 - cent cut in the
bond fund levy.
In recent years, those opponents have helped defeat a long list of Park District
referendum proposals that asked
for permission to sell
bonds to construct a swimming facility.
«We have an opportunity, if voters in town agree with the
referendum, to have new debt in place with a minimal impact to residents,» said Wilson, adding that with currently low interest rates, residents likely would see no tax increase during the first five years of the 15 - year
bond sale and a minimal increase
for the following 10 years.
The non
referendum bonds needed to accomplish this project will be sold and will not raise taxes as these sales have been carefully planned
for many years.
In 1955, Park District voters approved a
referendum to issue $ 675,000 in
bonds for land acquisition and park development.
The outcome was the successful 1975 «Save The Parks»
referendum which authorized the Park District to increase the corporate tax rate from.125 % to.175 %, increase the recreation tax rate from.075 % to.12 %, and issue $ 537,000 in
bonds for deferred maintenance projects and construction of a maintenance garage at Frontier Park.
In 2012, residents voted against the Park District issuing
referendum bonds for capital improvements at Lake Arlington.
In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's
referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation
bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.
WOODSTOCK — Less than 15 minutes after voting to hold an April
referendum on a $ 3.9 million
bond issue
for recreation, the Woodstock city council debated a proposal to reorganize the parks and recreation department as an independent park district.
The 1976
referendum which authorized the Park District to issue
bonds to construct the golf course, also authorized
bonds of $ 1,300,000
for park development.
Enough residents of the Lockport Township Park District in northern Will County have signed petitions to force a
referendum on a $ 6 million
bond issue planned by park district officials to pay
for not only what they say is a much - needed new golf course, but a recreation center and major renovations to the district «s other facilities.
Legislation to make it easier
for voters to get a
bond referendum placed on the ballot was signed into law by Gov. James Thompson.
Within weeks, supporters collected more than 3,000 signatures to get a
referendum proposal on the March 2002 ballot to sell $ 25 million in
bonds for the purchase.
Asking voter permission to issue $ 1 million in
bonds in a
referendum would bring in more money
for parks without raising taxes, he said.
Blievernicht, who is gathering signatures
for a petition to decide such matters by
referendum, told Village Board members this week that he is concerned about their plan to sell
bonds for capital improvements.
TINLEY PARK — A scale model of a proposed new recreation center, made by students at Prairie View Junior High School in Tinley Park, is helping voters decide whether to support a
bond referendum proposal
for the real thing.
FRANKFORT — Summit Hill School District 161 board members approved the sale of $ 16.4 million in construction and renovation
bonds this week, a move made possible by passage of a $ 23.9
referendum proposal in April
for school construction and renovation.
The
referendum will seek $ 115 Million in funding
for three school construction projects, major renovations and repairs, continuation of CCSD's National award - winning technology program, replacement of aging school buses, land acquisition with a focus on a solution
for Cherokee High School overcrowding and, «the No. 1 priority»: continued retirement of
bond debt from the last 15 years of construction projects.
Within the past four years, Grayslake residents have twice rejected Park District
referendum proposals to issue
bonds to pay
for a community center.
We do have a
referendum process; it is required
for bond issues and to amend the state constitution.
Public authorities, run by his appointees, can borrow with state taxpayers» backing without requiring voter approval, as when the state holds a
referendum for a major
bond act
for transportation or environmental projects.
NYSUT spent $ 3.2 million on lobbying, $ 4.55 million helping Democratic state legislative candidates through an independent expenditure committee and $ 200,000 in support of a
referendum for a $ 2 billion
bond to boost technology in schools.
St. Lawrence wanted to issue large
bonds to secure funding
for a new ballpark but a
referendum from voters opposed the idea.
It's still unknown whether Cuomo's proposal
for $ 2 billion to upgrade water infrastructure will be a
bond issue — requiring a public
referendum in November before any debt is issued — or funded by public authorities.
In calling
for a $ 2 billion «Smart Schools»
bond referendum to put better technology in schools, Cuomo said the improvements could help bridge the gap between poor and wealthy schools.
Warren led a petition drive in March that was going to force a public vote on borrowing
for the construction of the new building, but the board withdrew the
bond resolution and is borrowing a lesser amount that does not require a public
referendum.
If enough valid signatures were collected
for a
referendum, one of the town attorney's recommendations was to rescind it and adopt another
bond with a five - year payback that is not subject to a
referendum.
AQE Executive Director Billy Easton praised the governor's call
for universal prekindergarten and
for the technology
bond referendum.
And he called
for a
bond referendum on November's ballot — called the Smart Schools Initiative — that would create a $ 2 billion fund to improve technology in schools.
For example, a 2014
referendum approved additional
bonds in support of biomedical and marine research.
This editorial in the Bangor Daily News quotes MDI Biological Laboratory research assistant Jesse Rochester on the need
for STEM jobs in Maine in making the case in favor of a June 13 ballot
referendum for a $ 50 million
bond to support the growth of innovative R&D companies in Maine.
For this reason, School Districts and their private sector partners spend a lot of time engaging with the local community within a District in the run - up to the
Bond Programme
referendum.
The building's extensive water damage, cracking walls, falling plaster, and dry rot was unsafe, the board said, calling
for a $ 2 - million
bond referendum to pay
for the needed repairs.
This helps you connect with members of the community who do not have children in your school and are otherwise not engaged, but may be asked to support your school (
for example, by voting
for a
bond referendum).
Whether it is changing a school culture, a childs life prospects, policymakers thoughts on accountability, or voters minds on a
bond referendum, educators are constantly on the lookout
for evidence that they are succeeding as change agents.
It is probably very helpful to her as tax levy and
bond issue
referendums come around to have had a chance to step inside a real school and get a flavor
for our world.»
Their platform also calls
for a statewide $ 1.9 billion school construction
bond referendum placed on the ballot.
District 191 voters approved a building
bond referendum in February 2015 to finance the project, along with a $ 2.5 million per year levy
for instructional technology.
Effective communication is a learned skill creating understanding, developing cooperation, building teamwork, and strengthening the opportunities
for success in your relationships,
bond referenda, and building projects, all which lead to realizing innovative school design.
Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay
for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments pay
for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide
bond referendums or other state solutions.
Historically, the state has passed a
bond referendum every 10 years
for school capital construction.
Under North Carolina's state constitution and school finance laws, it is the state's responsibility to pay
for instructional expenses (including personnel) while county governments generally pay
for capital expenses (buildings and maintenance) unless there are statewide
bond referendums or other state solutions.