Tiny Arcohe school district puts bond measure on ballot
Arcohe Union School District is going where other districts fear to tread.
The board of the tiny one-school district in Herald, tucked into the rural countryside between Galt and Elk Grove, is the only Sacramento County district asking residents to vote for a school bond June 8.
The school district wants to pass Measure A – a $3.8 million general obligation bond – to build a new library and install solar power. It also will expand and upgrade the computer lab, make long-awaited fixes to the parking lot and enhance security at the 50-year-old K-8 school, said Mark Cornfield, district superintendent and school principal.
Officials at other county school districts have decided against attempting to put a bond or parcel tax on the ballot this year. Both Elk Grove Unified and Folsom Cordova Unified considered a parcel tax. Elk Grove hired a consultant to poll the community and Folsom Cordova sent out a
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