Sequim School District schedules forums in September and October for $49.3 million construction bond

Published 12:01 am Monday, August 17, 2015

SEQUIM — The Sequim School District plans forums in September and October to explain what it would do with a $49.3 million construction bond if voters approve it in November.

The School Board earlier this month decided to place the bond measure on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.

The forums are scheduled:

■   Tuesday, Sept. 29 — 6 p.m. in Room P-1 (a portable) at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave.

■   Tuesday, Oct. 13 — 6 p.m. in the library at Helen Haller Elementary, 350 W. Fir St.

■   Thursday, Oct. 15 — 6 p.m. in the multi-purpose room at Greywolf Elementary, 171 Carlsborg Road.

■   Thursday, Oct. 22 — 4 p.m. in Room P-1 at Sequim High School.

The forums will offer information and give the public an opportunity to ask questions about the proposal, the district said in a news release.

If the measure garners a 60 percent supermajority — the amount needed for passage — the bond money would go toward building a new elementary school, renovating and expanding four existing facilities, and demolishing a fifth one.

Two previous attempts to pass a construction bond failed.

Voters defeated a $154 million measure by a margin of 56 percent to 44 percent in April 2014.

A $49.2 million bond last February received 6,691 yes votes to 5,026 no votes — 57.11 percent to 42.89 percent — but fell short of the required 60 percent supermajority.

For more information, phone the district office at 360-582-3260, or consult the district website at www.sequim.k12.wa.us.