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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Unified School District Board of Trustees is making a last propulsion to voters to accidental "yes" to Measure H.
The $500 cardinal facilities enslaved volition repair older schools and amended information and schoolroom space.
Norseman Elementary is 1 of the galore schools that volition payment from the bond. The school, built successful 1956, is little equipped to service students contiguous than it was 68 years ago.
On Tuesday, Trustees Veva Islas and Andy Levine discussed the needed upgrades.
"Norseman serves a ample fig of deaf and hard of proceeding students, truthful students that be the schoolhouse are immoderate of our astir susceptible students successful our district," said Islas.
Islas says the field falls abbreviated of ADA compliance.
If the enslaved passes, Norseman volition amended those needs, get caller classrooms, a caller cafeteria, and a relocated main office.
One parent, who supports the measure, says the existent office's determination is unsafe.
"Our bureau is successful the center, truthful you won't see, similar who's coming successful and out, and if this is approved, we'll get the bureau here, truthful we'll cognize that our kids are going to beryllium harmless going successful 1 gross and coming retired the aforesaid way."
Norseman is conscionable 1 of astir 35 schools that volition spot improvements if Measure H is passed.
However, not everyone supports it.
Fresno Unified School Board President Susan Wittrup released a connection powerfully opposing the enslaved that said, successful portion "the process to enactment Measure H connected the ballot you received this week was sloppy and profoundly flawed."
Wittrup agrees that campuses are aging and dilapidated but says hiring a imperishable superintendent should travel first.
Former Fresno Unified Board President Brooke Ashjian is successful opposition.
"Such a important taxation hike is unjustifiable, particularly erstwhile galore families are struggling with ostentation and economical uncertainty," helium said.
If passed, homeowners with an mean assessed worth of $200,000 volition spot an yearly summation of $50.
And arsenic of this year, taxpayers are inactive paying for Measures A, K, X, Q, and M.
"We cannot spend to wait, I judge that we request to put successful these facilities close now, and successful fact, the longer we wait, the much apt it is for costs to proceed to emergence and our wide request to proceed to rise," Levine said.
The enslaved needs 55% elector support to walk connected Nov. 5.
