On Tuesday, Feb. 5, there will be a school bond election for the Bernalillo Public School District, which includes Placitas. The County Bureau of Elections told me today that the voting place for all Placitas voters will be the Placitas Elementary School.
The following information is from an article in the Albuquerque Journal, Rio Rancho Edition, 1/5/13:
There are two ballot questions. One is for a $20 million bond issue. If approved the mill rate for that tax item will stay at the present rate: 9.47. If the bond does not pass, the mill rate will drop to 8.18 the first year. It could presumably drop more in subsequent years.
The second ballot measure is for a 2 mill tax, which will generate $6.8 million over 6 years for maintenance and technology. There is presently a 2 mill tax for that purpose. If the measure does not pass, this 2 mill tax will not appear on the next property tax bill.
The $20 million bond measure is to pay for a major renovation of Bernalillo High School, major renovations to Santo Domingo Elementary and Middle School, and replacement of the gym at Cochiti Elementary and Middle School. $2 million to $5 million will be for the Bernalillo High School, $10 million for the Santo Domingo School, and $4 million for the Cochiti gym. The article says that at least $7.8 million will be for technology upgrades and small projects around the district, which will presumably come both from the $20 million bond and the $6.8 million for the 2 mill tax.
The entire Bernalillo High School project will cost $44.5 million. The district presently has $19.9 million set aside, and the state has awarded $19.6 for this project. The amount from the $20 million bond that would go towards that project is not expected to cover all the costs, and it is expected that more will be needed from a bond measure to be passed later.
The journal article you reproduced leaves a lot unanswered on this issue. We are still suffering from a past bond vote that was not fully explained.