A special meeting Friday on how to spend the remaining $170 million in Fresno Unified's Measure X construction bonds didn't produce action on a single project. Instead, the trustees voiced their thoughts on funding priorities for nearly three hours. Asked what was accomplished, trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas answered, "Very little." Apparent...
Fresno Unified Trustees Will Decide Measure X Projects Friday
One of the thorniest issues for many school boards is deciding which construction projects to fund. For Fresno Unified's seven trustees, the challenge is how to spend $172 million in remaining Measure X bonds. That might sound like a lot of money — and it is — but the district's...
Fresno Unified Has Attendance Problem … On Bond Oversight Committee
Voters in Fresno Unified have entrusted the school board with more than a half-billion dollars in bond money. Measure Q passed in 2010 for $280 million. Measure X passed in 2016 for $225 million. Both bonds have an oversight board to make sure the construction funds are spent appropriately. The...