Murrieta学区3.59亿美元债券Measure M将于11月3日表决 董事会会议上有居民质疑竞选筹款来源
Murrieta讯——位于加州河滨县的Murrieta市，Murrieta Valley联合学区（Murrieta Valley Unified School District，MVUSD）选民将于11月3日普选中表决Measure M：该提案拟发行3.59亿美元一般义务债券，用于修缮与升级学区校舍。据 Citizen Portal 对学区董事会10月14日会议的记录，多名发言者在会上质疑Measure M竞选活动的筹款情况，指出已申报的约237,600美元筹款来自42个捐款方、其中本地捐款人很少，并认为债券可能加重居民税负。
学区董事会于今年5月以4票对0票通过决议，将这项债券提案送交11月选票。按学区与选务资料，Measure M如获通过，房产税税率维持每10万美元估值60美元的现行水平——学区现有三笔债券将陆续到期，新债券按同一税率接续；提案须获55%选民支持方可通过。
学区称，债券资金将用于修复老化校舍：过去一年学区记录了逾125处屋顶漏水，老化的空调系统在极端高温时难以维持运转；资金还将用于水管、电力、安全系统以及教室、科学实验室与职业技术教育设施的升级。学区董事会主席 Nicolas Pardue 在5月会议上表示，州拨款公式令学区被迫诉诸债券，并称社区对高品质校舍有期待。学区行政办公室位于 Murrieta 的 41870 McAlby Court。
Murrieta Voters to Decide $359M Measure M School Bond on Nov. 3; Residents Questioned Campaign Fundraising at Board Meeting
Murrieta — Murrieta is a city in Riverside County, California. Voters in the Murrieta Valley Unified School District will decide Measure M in the November 3 general election, a proposed $359 million general obligation bond for repairing and upgrading district schools. According to Citizen Portal's record of the school board's October 14 meeting, multiple speakers criticized the Measure M campaign's fundraising, citing about $237,600 reported raised from 42 entities with few local donors, and argued the bond could add to residents' tax burden.
The board voted 4-0 in May to place the bond on the November ballot. Under the district's plan, the tax rate would remain at the current $60 per $100,000 of assessed value as three existing district bonds roll off; the measure requires 55 percent voter approval to pass.
The district says the funds would repair aging facilities: it recorded more than 125 roof leaks over the past year, and aging air-conditioning systems increasingly fail to keep up during extreme heat. Proceeds would also go to plumbing, electrical and safety systems and to upgrading classrooms, science labs and career-technical facilities. Board President Nicolas Pardue said at the May meeting that the state funding formula forces districts to turn to bonds, while the community expects high-quality facilities. The district office is at 41870 McAlby Court in Murrieta.
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图片来源：图：Murrieta Valley High School运动场上的校徽（资料图），该校为Murrieta Valley联合学区旗下高中之一。图片来源：Dgjin，Wikimedia Commons，CC0。Photo: The Murrieta Valley High School logo on its athletic field (file photo). Image: Dgjin, via Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
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