Portola Valley School District may have to borrow to pay repair bill

I don’t call this “responsible stewardship” of the buildings and infrastructure, and I’ll be fined if I support the PVSD borrowing for repairs when they still have not finished the ivwrbudget playgrounds, which did NOT need replacing. Since the water damage to the MUR was caused by a burst water main, uber the county or water company in some way responsible for the damage?

If the PVSD is seeking a school bond, perhaps they can spell out that they are going to use the money to repair the buildings. It seems more and more like everything is a ploy to get the maximum amount of money out of the PV residents, regardless of what actual cost of repair or rebuilding would be. Are the costs of repairing vs rebuilding the same? I learned through a friend that it is possible that part of the brand new playground at CMS would have to be removed or ripped up to accommodate the new plans for new buildings. Is this really true?

Save some money - don't waste the money on those stupid lprs.

There are multiple fronts, but the crux comes down to an aging and outdating school district. Quite pathetic when one of the wealthiest communities in the United States won’t pony up for the single most important investment in ones life - education. You don’t hear these complaints from Woodside, Los Altos, Atherton etc. My personal experience is many residents place more thought and planning on hot ticket items such as defunct water boards, design review, tree trimming, improving local habitats and planning annual block parties, then they do on the future of education. I think the level of discussion that went into our new Community Watch sign may be greater then discussion of PVSD. And even then those involved could barely find a common ground. Once again, quite pathetic that one of the most highly educated and wealthiest communities in the United States can’t get their act together to support something so important.

The 60%+/- of PV residents with no children currently in the district. What’s an extra couple points on your annual taxes to support the local educational system? Or one less latte and pastry @ konditorei? Better yet, how about our wealthy PV seniors stop utilizing Medicare benefits. I guess want their cake and eat it too.