Sandoval Mayor Ron Kretzer says he supports the need for a new grade school, but does have some concerns about the project. He talked about those concerns at Wednesday night's village board meeting. At the top of the list is the impact the increased property taxes will have on village residents. Kretzer also wants to make it clear the village will not be responsible for constructing new roads or sewer lift stations that might be required if the new grade school is constructed next to the Junior-Senior High School. The board has not yet decided where the new grade school would be built if approved by voters on March 20th. Kretzer fears a big increase in property taxes if the proposed two-million dollar bond issue to pay for the 25-percent local share of the cost of the new grade school is combined with a 1.1-million dollar health life safety bond issue to replace the windows in the junior-senior high school building. No vote is needed for the school board to approve the window replacement project. School district officials have said the alternative to constructing the new grade school is to pay twice as much in local property taxes to make four million dollars in needed health life safety improvements to the current grade school building that would not need voter approval. Kretzer is questioning why everything needs to be fixed now and hopes the school board will look at delaying the window replacement project. - http://goo.gl/Ofi1W
