Yes on Measure D for West Contra Costa schools

04-09-2010

Editorial/Contra Costa Times

West Contra Costa school officials are going back to the well for the fifth time since 1998, asking district voters to approve yet another bond measure for school construction. Admitting that they grossly underestimated the cost of rebuilding and refurbishing the dilapidated schools throughout the district, they are asking voters for authority to issue another $380 million in bonds. This is on top of the $890 million voters have already authorized, bringing the total to nearly $1.3 billion. While we have serious concerns about the mounting costs of the reconstruction project, we recognize the district's facilities were in desperate need of upgrade and we are impressed by the new and refurbished schools we have seen so far. (more...)

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