I was honored to represent Liberty on the 2016 Bond Committee. Over 4 meetings the committee (made up of over 49 community members representing all schools and areas of the Issaquah school district) discussed the springboard proposal from the school district and voted unanimously on what the the 2016 Bond Projects should be. At this point the superintendent will review the committee proposal and submit his recommendations to the school board. The forecast is for a campaign to begin in late fall with the bond on a spring ballot.
Thank you for allowing me to represent Liberty.
Kimberly Montague
The final package that the committee agreed upon is:
Build a 4th comprehensive high school $120,000,000
Property acquisition for a new HS, MS and 2 Elementaries $97,000,000
Land for transportation department $1,000,000
Rebuild of Pine Lake Middle School $71,000,000
Build Middle School #6 $74,000,000
Upgrade/Update of Beaver Lake Middle School $8,500,000
Build Elementary #16 $36,500,000
Build Elementary #17 $38,000,000
Expand/Remodel Discovery Elementary $9,000,000
Expand/Remodel Endeavor Elementary $9,000,000
Expand/Remodel Cougar Ridge Elementary $9,000,000
Expand/Remodel Sunset Elementary $7,000,000
Expand/Remodel Maple Hills Elementary $7,000,000
Expand/Remodel Central Administration $7,500,000
Purchase additional portable classrooms $6,000,000
Salaries for Project Management $6,000,000
Reserve/Contingency for future projects $12,000,000
TOTAL Bond $518,500,000
The projected tax rates for a bond of this size are:
2016-2020 taxes stay at $4.14 per $1000 assessed home value
2021-2034 taxes go down to $4.03 per $1000 assessed home value
Our current tax rate is $4.14, so our taxes will not increase but our school district facilities will grow with the growth of Issaquah and the surrounding areas.
