Rebuttal to argument for Measure A

Forty-nine million dollars…92 million over the length of the bond. Let that sink in. The list of improvements in Measure A do not match the mountainous sum that is unjustifiably requested. Forty-nine million dollars could build an entirely new school.  Instead, the Scotts Valley taxpayer gets a multitude of small projects that include repaired roof leaks, and vaguely labeled “21st Century improvements to classrooms and restrooms”. This measure acts as a blank check and includes projects that should be completed on a rolling basis. Now is not the right time for a blank check. 

Eric Erickson
Sr. Manufacturing Director/SVHS Parent