Letter: Lake Tahoe Community - Please Vote Yes on U

Dear Residents, Please Vote Yes on Measure U! Measure U is a Lake Tahoe School District Bond earmarked for facilities at our schools.

You may be as “uninformed” as I was a week ago about U. A similar bond was on our ballot two years ago, but it did not pass with the 55 percent required, by very few votes. Our school facilities are crumbling, and many of the classrooms are in temporary buildings and have been for 20 years.

I am told that the last school bond passed was in 2008. It is very typical for school districts to need a bond every 15 years or so. In full disclosure, this bond will add $35 for every $100k of the assessed value of your home. The assessed value is the amount you pay property tax on.

Our community's kids are worth it!!!

I don’t have kids in our schools, but I will be happy to pony up the $100 or so a year that I will be assessed at tax time! I sure hope that 55 percent of our community feels the same and will vote Yes on U!

- Susan Sybert

Measure U - Lake Tahoe Unified School District Classroom Repair Measure. To improve quality education by updating classrooms, labs, libraries, and career training facilities; repairing deteriorating roofs, plumbing, heating/cooling, and electrical systems; improving fire safety, water quality, and school security; and removing hazardous materials like asbestos/ lead, shall Lake Tahoe Unified School District’s measure be adopted issuing $127,000,000 of bonds at legal rates, levying 3.5¢ per $100 assessed value (approximately $6,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight, audits, and all funds staying local.