Article Contributed on: 10/10/2008 10:02:22 AM
Lone Tree City Council endorses 3A and 3B
During is meeting on Tuesday, October 7, the Lone Tree City Council unanimously endorsed the School District measures.
Issues 3A (mil levy override) and 3B (bond) will provide additional funding to: maintain and
improve academic achievement, maintain and improve technology, recruit and retain the best
teachers, build 10 new elementary schools to keep up with growth, provide for renovations,
updates, repairs and/or expansions at almost 50 schools and buildings, improve technology
infrastructure at ALL schools, and strategically build out of 4-track.
Council member Patricia Braden says she supported the resolutions because, "children are our future and their education is of the utmost importance." Concerned with the budget reductions the School District has already had make, she wants to make sure Douglas County School District has the resources to continue to provide the best for students. Braden adds, "The School District continues to see tremendous growth. There is a financial need to support that growth."