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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 2000
Page
4
Amherst Schools win voter approval for a $26 million bond to fund a 112,800 square foot junior high building. The campus will be placed on Lake Street near Harris Elementary to relieve crowded classrooms.
Voters approved the 28 year bond issue by 5 444 to 4 559 with Superintendent Robert Boynton saying the crowding issue was addressed. The plan would convert Nord Junior High into a middle school and house fifth and sixth graders while the new facility would accommodate about 800 seventh grade students and beyond. The owner of a 100 000 home would pay about 11 32 per month.
The bond issue seeks 26.3 million to fund a new junior high and an addition to Steele High School. Homeowners with a 100000 dollar property will pay 114.32 per month. Construction could start next spring and aim for a September 2002 opening.
Voters in the Clearview Schools district passed two bond issues in unofficial Lorain County tallies. The expansion and renovation measure won 1,188 to 777 while the auditorium project carried 1,251 to 733. Superintendent Dr. Robert Dunnerstick commented on the results.
School board President Bob Hancock announced that the expansion and renovation bond will bring more than 320 million in state funding to renovate all Clearview district buildings. The package combines state aid with a 3.2 million May 1999 bond, funding almost brand new facilities as work begins. Hancock noted 115 workers helped run the campaign and will be involved in the rebuild, a plan he says will benefit his three children attending Clearview schools.
A 1 mill levy and 23 year bond fund a new Clearview High School auditorium. The plan would raise about $980,000 per year, adding $35 annually to the property tax on a $100,000 home.
A 4.46 mill levy and 23 year bond issue aim to expand and renovate the district. The plan would raise about $1.43 million over the term, costing a $190 000 home approximately 60 dollars per year in property tax.
Firelands School District voters approve the renewal of an emergency levy first approved in 1996 by 2 476 to 1 440. The levy now generates about 820000 annually and funds facilities and technology without increasing tax. Superintendent Finn Laursen praises the community while noting the levy was a renewal at 4.29 mills.
By a 1 507 to 1 431 vote Columbia Township voters authorize a levy to fund improvements to the school bus compound and a replacement fleet. State mandate drove the measure with district officials citing safety needs and required upgrades.
Lorain voters pass a 23 848 mill renewal levy by 10508 to 7717 in unofficial Lorain County results. The levy funds salaries utilities building upkeep and technology with 85 percent of spending for staff. Ed Branham notes no new taxes and explains the three levies were combined under new state law to simplify ballot promotion.
The 23.848 mill five year renewal would raise about 14 million with no new taxes, costing a homeowner with an 80000 value about 432 annually. Officials warned defeat could trigger massive cuts including teacher layoffs and extracurricular programs. District had not sought a levy since 1991 and officials say unrest at Lorain Admiral King High School was not a factor.
Avon Lake voters approved a five year renewal levy for capital improvements including repairs and bus purchases with 5270 for 3825 against. Superintendent Daniel Ross praised continued voter support saying schools are an integral part of the community. The 1.5 mill levy, first approved in 1986, takes effect in 2002 and will fund computers roof repairs and regular maintenance.
The district announces a 1.5 mill levy to replace buses repair roofs and buy computers totaling 550 000 annually. A $41.8 million bond approved in 1999 funds permanent improvements including wiring school additions renovations to old buildings and new parking lots with a 4.77 mill bond over 27 years.
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