Measure on the ballot in the 2016 Multistate 2016 General Election in Mississippi.
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Get StartedA "yes" vote allows Adams 12 Five Star Schools debt to be increased $350 million, with a repayment cost of not more than $653 million, and with no expected increase in the districts current debt service mill levy of 21.665 mills, and for district taxes b
A "no" vote prohibits Adams 12 Five Star Schools debt from being increased by $350 million, with a repayment cost of not more than $653 million, and with no expected increase in the districts current debt service mill levy of 21.665 mills, and for distri
Increasing the debt allows for additional funding of much-needed city services , in support of Ballot Issue 3D (Learn more)
Debt increases saddle future generations with a sizable debt burden, in opposition to Ballot Issue 3D (Learn more)
SHALL ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS DEBT BE INCREASED $350 MILLION, WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF NOT MORE THAN $653 MILLION, AND WITH NO EXPECTED INCREASE IN THE DISTRICT'S CURRENT DEBT SERVICE MILL LEVY OF 21.665 MILLS, SHALL DISTRICT TAXES BE INCREASED NOT MORE THAN $39.4 MILLION ANNUALLY, AND SHALL SUCH DEBT BE ISSUED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PURPOSES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: - ADDING CLASSROOMS · AND SCHOOLS TO REDUCE OVERCROWDING; - EXTENDING THE LIFE OF AGING SCHOOL BUILDINGS BY MAKING MAJOR REPAIRS, REPLACEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING DETERIORATING AREAS: LEAKING ROOFS, FLOORING, BUILDING FOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURES, HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS, AND PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS; - IMPROVING EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND SECURITY IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS BY INSTALLING SECURITY CAMERAS AND ALARM SYSTEMS, AND UPGRADING EXISTING CAMERAS; - EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF PRESCHOOL AND FULLDAY KINDERGARTEN; - UPDATING INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY; - MEETING INCREASED DEMAND FOR CAREER AND TECHNICAL CLASSES AND CERTIFICATION IN AREAS SUCH AS SKILLED TRADES, TECHNICAL SCIENCES, HEALTH CARE, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING; SUCH DEBT TO BE EVIDENCED BY THE ISSUANCE AND PAYMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, WHICH SHALL BEAR INTEREST, MATURE, BE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, WITH OR WITHOUT PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3%, AND BE ISSUED, DATED AND SOLD AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES, AT SUCH PRICES (AT, ABOVE OR BELOW PAR) AND IN SUCH MANNER AND CONTAINING SUCH TERMS, NOT INCONSISTENT HEREWITH, AS THE DISTRICT MAY DETERMINE; AND SHALL AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXES BE LEVIED IN ANY YEAR, WITHOUT LIMITATION AS TO RATE, TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST ON SUCH BONDS AND ANY BONDS ISSUED TO REFINANCE SUCH BONDS AND TO FUND ANY RESERVES FOR THE PAYMENT THEREOF; AND SHALL THE DISTRICT'S DEBT LIMIT BE INCREASED FROM AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 20% OF THE DISTRICT'S ASSESSED VALUE TO AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO 6% OF THE DISTRICT'S ACTUAL VALUE, AS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY ASSESSORS OF ADAMS COUNTY AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF BROOMFIELD
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