Rockwood Citizens Form Prop S Bond Committee
Leadership of the upcoming Proposition S—a $38.4 million no-tax rate increase bond issue on the April 2 ballot—was announced at Thursday's Rockwood School District Board of Education meeting. First meetings are set.
Rockwood School District resident Rhonda Costa volunteered to head the Proposition S citizens' committee, which will be a group advocating for passage of a $38.4 million no-tax rate increase bond issue on April 2 ballots. District representatives indicate the bond issue was designed to support Rockwood students by focusing on safety measures, technology updates and school improvements. Rockwood Chief Communications Officer Kim Cranston said district representatives work to inform and educate community residents about the bond issue, voting information, polling sites, absentee balloting, what the projects are and the costs associated with them. The Prop S citizens' committee operates independently from the district; its task is to promote …
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Eileen Tyrrell
9:10 am on Saturday, February 16, 2013
Yes Tony, investing in our youth is very noble. However, when the funds are given to a school district whose business practices have been brought in to question and gotten the attention of the State Auditors Office, the cause is no longer noble but one of fiscal responsibility. Rockwood has proven itself to be questionable in the area of spending and a good steward of the taxpayers dollars. The … more ›