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Local school districts asking property owners to dig deeper into pockets
• Ceres’ Measure Y among many other districts’ bond tries
Ceres High School drone
The campus of Ceres High School stands to receive $40 million in improvements should Measure Y pass with a 55 percent plus one majority “yes” vote. Needs include a new $10 million classroom wing to replace aging portables dating back to the 1980s. - photo by JEFF BENZIGER/Courier photo
Political consultants know the odds of passing bond measures increase during a presidential election when voter turnout is higher. That’s why school districts in Ceres, Hughson, Keyes and elsewhere in Stanislaus County are taking full advantage of the Nov. 5 general election to ask voters to pay more in taxes on their property tax bill to improve school campuses.