Tacoma district will put $500 million bond request before voters in 2013

From The Tacoma News-Tribune: The Tacoma (Wash.) School Board has agreed to place a $500 million bond request on the Feb. 12 ballot. The money would pay for 14 major projects and a string of smaller improvements at schools across the city.

OCTOBER 2012....from The Tacoma News-Tribune: The Tacoma (Wash.) School Board is considering whether to put a $500 million bond proposal before voters in 2013. The money would enable the district to build or renovate more than a dozen schools, ranging from a permanent home for the Science and Math Institute to a completed remodel at Wilson High School. The board has scheduled a public hearing this week on the possibility of holding a bond election in February. The district has a list of 14 capital projects, many directed at the oldest school buildings. Read more here: