Blue Valley School District officials announced the proposal of a bond issue for 2020 at a press conference earlier today. Incoming Superintendent Tonya Merrigan and Deputy Superintendent Mike Slagle presented details of the bond issue. Highlights of the bond include:

• The Blue Valley School District is asking for almost $187 million from residents within the BVSD boundary.
• This bond will not increase the tax rate. If one’s property appreciates, their taxes will go up, according to Slagle
• Ballots will be mailed to residents within BVSD boundaries on Jan. 8, 2020 and ballots will be due by Jan. 28 at noon. The Blue Valley School District only needs a majority for the bond issue to pass
• Residents above the age of 18, including high school students, will be able to register to vote on the bond issue by Dec. 27
• The money acquired from the bond issue will be put to use by improving current school equipment, upgrading safety and constructing new things, such as a new Elementary school and adding Auxiliary gyms in the three oldest high schools

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