East Valley School District has failed every bond attempt for 30 years. The April election could change that

There’s an old idiom East Valley Superintendent Brian Talbott finds himself repeating as his school district seeks property tax collections to replace two over-50-year-old schools.

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago,” Talbott said. “The second-best time is now.”

It rings true, Talbott said, in his district that hasn’t passed a bond in three decades despite eight attempts, the most recent in February.

As the buildings get older and require more maintenance, construction costs to replace them continue to escalate, Talbott said.



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