Funding in place, but many construction questions remain for California district

Folsom Cordova (Calif.) Unified School District leaders were elated and relieved when a small group of voters approved a record $750 million bond in March--enabling the district to plan for growth over the next quarter-century. But the mammoth bond didn't remove the uncertainty of where and how to build schools in an undeveloped area expected to add more than 36,000 homes and nearly 26,000 students. A slumping housing market, skyrocketing school construction costs and changes in land-use plans that could be years down the road pose challenges to even the best-laid plans.
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Earlier: The Folsom Cordova (Calif.) district has won approval of a $750 million bond proposal. The bond will help pay for construction over the next quarter century of as many as 30 new schools in what is now a largely undeveloped area. Out of 231 registered voters in the facilities improvement district, 74 voters cast ballots--60 in favor and 14 opposed. (Sacramento Bee)