$195 Million School Bond Goes To Malibu Voters
Written by 991KBU on July 30, 2018
Malibu voters will face a 195 million dollar school bond election on this fall’s ballot.
The Santa Monica-Malibu school board placed separate bond issues for Malibu and Santa Monica on the November ballots in the two cities.
Santa Monica voters will decide on a $485 million bond issue … according to coverage int he Santa Monica Outlook newspaper.
The district took a poll of voters here in Malibu … which found that a 250 million dollar bond for Malibu schools was too pricey … andwould not pass … but that a 150 million dollar bond would pass.
So… the school board is taking a bit of a gamble with the Malibu bonds … and pushed them up to 195 million dollars.
Most of the money will go to rebuild decrepit remaining sections of Malibu High School … where the front third of the campus is already being ripped out and rebuilt.
School advocates say passage of the Malibu bonds is absolutely essential for the viability of the local high district.
The school has been plagued by declining enrollment … as some parents have expressed fear of the minor PCB contamination in the now-demolished buildings …
Others are irritated the years-long construction already underway.
