CUSD to consider 4 bond election options

CUSD to consider 4 bond election options

Voters rejected Chandler Unified School District’s request for $487.5 million in bond authorization last year, but its need for that money did not go away.

New borrowing to fuel referendum-funded projects in IPSD 204

Indian Prairie School District 204 is on the cusp of borrowing the first big chunk of up to $420 million in voter-approved loans to fund safety, security and infrastructure work throughout the district. School board members on Monday night approved parameters to issue $156.5 million in series 2025 bonds. Administrators plan to secure the money for upcoming projects through a bond sale conducted by municipal advisor PMA Securities in early June. …

Early results: Shelley bond will likely fail

9:30 p.m. update: Early results indicate that Shelley’s $78.6 million bond ask — this election’s biggest school measure — will fail. With 93% of precincts reporting, just 35% of voters had supported the measure. Bonds require two-thirds approval, or nearly 67%. 8 p.m. update: Three Idaho school districts are seeking a combined $150.5 million in bonds Tuesday.  If approved, Shelley, Filer and Middleton’s bonds would fund new schools and facilitie…