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Letters
Measure E sneaks in through the back
Very few residents realize that the West Valley-Mission Community College District has placed a huge bond issue on the March ballot. That is because the district does not want voters to become familiar with this bond issue.
They called a special meeting to approve the bond measure, with no advertising and no public hearings. Not one member of the community was in attendance. The cost of the measure to residents in the West Valley-Mission Community College District is $269 million, and that amount has to be repaid in 38 years! That means it will cost most homeowners between $3,000 and $5,000 in additional property taxes.
If the district had placed a parcel tax on the ballot, then every extra tax dollar we spent would produce a dollar for the college district. However, they wanted their money all at once so they chose a bond measure and it will cost taxpayers $3 for every dollar raised for the district.
This bond measure is greed, not need. The college district already has a budget in excess of $100 million a year and they receive $3 million to $4 million a year in special local revenue that, is not available to other community colleges. The truth is that according to the State Chancellor's Office reports, academic achievement by the West Valley-Mission Community College District has been deteriorating sharply over the last several years. The district has also been fiscally irresponsible and has lost millions of dollars through mistakes and other problems over recent years.
The district does not need or deserve a bond measure that costs us three quarters of a billion dollars.
I urge residents to register, vote in the March election and defeat Measure E. A "no" vote on Measure E will save you thousands of dollars.
Victor Monia
President, West Valley Homeowners Association
Former Trustee, West Valley-Mission Community College District
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