Roseburg Superintendent Jared Cordon told KLCC this year, the board took guidance from the community.
鈥淭he voters said last time, collectively, they said listen, the timing wasn鈥檛 right." Cordon added, "We did hit a pretty significant escalation in inflation. And so they just said, if you could pare the projects down, and this bond is a reflection of that.鈥�
The $75 million bond on the May ballot is less than half the amount of last year鈥檚 measure. It would fund security, health, and safety projects and rebuild the high school鈥檚 Old Main building for vocational and CTE facilities.
Cordon said the district鈥檚 schools average 75 years old. Some have outdated boiler heat, others have inadequate electrical infrastructure. For example, while all students have access to electronic devices, there aren鈥檛 enough outlets to charge them.
He said 85% of the classrooms don鈥檛 have air conditioning, and Roseburg schools had to close one day last fall because indoor temperatures were above the state鈥檚 newly-mandated heat index.
If passed, the bond would cost 99 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value.
The district would qualify for $5.8 million dollars in state matching grants if the bond succeeds.
For more information, see the district's website .
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