League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Proposition R School Bonds Lemon Grove Elementary School District 55% Approval Required Pass: 4323 / 71.86% Yes votes ...... 1693 / 28.14% No votes See Also: Index of all Propositions

Arguments For Proposition R	Arguments Against Proposition R
Lemon Grove's schools are our most important community asset. However, many of our schools and classrooms have leaky roofs, overcrowding and a lack of up-to-date technology. In 2008, Lemon Grove voters overwhelmingly passed a general obligation bond to improve our community's schools. The District has made significant progress since then to repair and rehabilitate schools and classrooms. Measure R gives us the opportunity to continue the job. By reauthorizing the remaining $10 million approved in 2008, we can continue to improve our schools, increase student access to technology and save taxpayers millions of dollars, all without increasing total district debt. Here's how: Measure R will let Lemon Grove ESD continue the job of fixing our schools by: Repairing and replacing leaky roofs. Adding additional classrooms to help relieve overcrowding. Increasing student access to computers and modern technology. Meeting handicapped accessibility requirements throughout the district. Complying with statewide technology requirements for testing and learning. Repairing and modernizing aging schools and educational facilities Measure R makes financial sense and protects taxpayers: No increase in total District debt. By reauthorizing voter-approved bonds, the District can borrow at much lower interest rates, saving taxpayers millions of dollars in interest. Funds can only be spent on improving Lemon Grove's schools. No funds can be spent on administrator salaries, pensions or benefits. Technology will be funded with short-term bonds so taxpayers won't be making payments on equipment that's obsolete Required annual review of all expenditures by an independent Citizens' Oversight Committee Legally required annual audits. All funds MUST be used to improve our children's schools and CANNOT BE TAKEN AWAY BY THE STATE OR SPENT ELSEWHERE. Measure R will improve our schools, increase housing values, stimulate local economy and save taxpayers millions of dollars in interest. Please join us by voting YES on Measure R. CARY DEMAREE Chair of Proposition W Independent Citizens Oversight Committee & Parent KATIE DEXTER San Diego County School Boards Association President TIMOTHY SHAW Governing Board President High School Counselor HELEN M. OFIELD Lemon Grove Historical Society President GEORGE GASTIL Lemon Grove City Council	No arguments against Proposition R were submitted.

Tax Rate Statement from Assistant Superintendent

An election will be held in Lemon Grove School District (the "District") on November 4, 2014 to reauthorize the sale of $10,000,000 in general obligation bonds, previously approved by voters in November 2008 through the issuance of new bonds. The following information is submitted in compliance with Sections 9400-9404 of the California Elections Code. 1. The best estimate of the tax rate that would be required to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the first series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is $.03000 per $100 ($30.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2015-16. 2. The best estimate of the tax rate that would be required to fund this bond issue during the first fiscal year after the sale of the last series of bonds, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is $.03000 per $100 ($30.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation in fiscal year 2018-2019. 3. The best estimate of the highest tax rate that would be required to fund this bond issue, based on estimated assessed valuations available at the time of filing this statement, is $.03000 per $100 ($30.00 per $100,000) of assessed valuation. 4. The best estimate of the average tax rate required to fund this bond issue, based on a projection of assessed valuations available at the time of filing of this statement, is $.01720 per $100 ($17.20 per $100,000) of assessed valuation. These estimates are based on projections derived from information obtained from official sources. The actual tax rates and the years in which they will apply may vary depending on the timing of bond sales, the amount of bonds sold at each sale and actual increases in assessed valuations. The timing of the bond sales and the amount of bonds sold at any given time will be determined by the needs of the District. Actual assessed valuations will depend upon the amount and value of taxable property within the District as determined in the assessment and the equalization process. Dated: 7 29, 2014 Gina Potter, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Lemon Grove School District STATEMENT REQUIRED BY EDUCATION CODE SECTION 15122.5 "Approval of Measure R does not guarantee that the proposed project or projects in the Lemon Grove School District that are the subject of bonds under Measure R will be funded beyond the local revenues generated by Measure R. The District's proposal for the project or projects may assume the receipt of matching state funds, which could be subject to appropriation by the Legislature or approval of a statewide bond proposition."