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Editorial: Yes on Measure J

Oct 11, 2024
Oct 11, 2024 Updated Oct 17, 2024
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The Millbrae School District is once again asking for a bond measure to update its facilities. This year, it is Measure J, which seeks $95 million in bonds. This is just more than Measure E, a $90 million bond measure in 2022 that fell just short of the 55% needed to pass.

In that time, needs have continued. Measure J will be used to update and repair school buildings, labs and technology needed for the district’s students at its five schools.

(1) comment

Terence Y Oct 11, 2024 8:56am

Vote NO on Measure J. This bond will provide $95 million but is likely to cost homeowners $200 million, or more, assuming another bond won’t be floated to pay off this bond. The article doesn’t say how long homeowners will be paying for this bond. Ten years? Twenty? Forever and a day? Assuming the money will actually be used for what is being claimed, chances are that these schools will have leaky roofs, again, before the bond is paid off and in a few years technology will be out-of-date. But your bond payments won’t be. I’d expect most, if not all the money will likely go towards paying ever increasing pensions and benefits.

Vote NO on Measure J. If you have voter remorse, wait another year and you’ll see another Measure looking to take more of your money. BTW, didn’t Millbrae councilmembers recently vote to give themselves a raise from $345/month to $950/month? A little over $4000/year to almost $11,500/year. Millbrae needs money to pay for those raises, and Measure J is a beginning.

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