Nearly two years after Jeffco voters rejected a $535 million bond issue and $33 million property-tax increase campaigned for by Jeffco Public Schools, the school district is again considering a multi-million dollar bond issue — this time to the tune of $647 million over six years.
Publicly discussed for the first time during the April 5 school board meeting, the district positioned the possibility of a bond issue as the answer to what it says are widespread maintenance, programming and safety issues at every Jeffco school, including charters.
While board members seemed receptive to the idea, all had concerns over the size of the bond issue, as well as how the district could best communicate its needs to voters.
The Courier recently asked Jeffco Superintendent Jason Glass about the possible bond issue and other spending initiatives that have garnered criticism in recent months.
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