With Prop U's Passage, School District Gets to Work

On April 2, School District of University City voters approved Prop U, a $19.4 million bond issue. On April 3, school district officials got to work putting the plans into motion. 

The no-tax increase issue will be used improve facilities around the district.

"The public has truly spoken," said University City Ward 3 City Councilman Byron Price. "They support the direction of the district and the children of this community. I'm ecstatic that people did not abstain from making a hard choice."

Karl Scheidt, Executive Director of Operations, told Patch that the district did not want to get ahead of itself, but made all the necessary preparations to hit the ground running if the bond issue passed. 

"We'll get the planning and design work done this summer and work to find the least disruptive way to work around the school schedule," he said.

Scheidt said he thinks the needs-based approach the facilities committee and school district took resonated with voters.

"These are basic needs for the students that move us closer to that Destination U City goal," he said. "The election results spoke volumes about the community's belief in the students of this district."

With the passage of the bond issue, the district can now proceed with the sale of the bonds and design plans. Scheidt said some smaller projects can be accomplished this summer, while design plans are made for the bigger scale projects.

Planned Prop U Projects 

See our previous coverage:

• The Character of a Community Is Found in Its Choices for the Future: Vote for Prop U
• School Facilities Make the Case for Prop U
• Divided City Council Supports Prop U for Schools