Davis County is asking voters to approve a new bond initiative this coming election. The bond is for new schools. It is meant to raise money for four elementary schools (1 rebuilt) 1 junior high school in west Kaysville and for a 10-classroom addition to Woods Cross High School.
At first blush, it might seem a little bold, but looking at growth projections in the county it is not bold enough. It will lead to more portable classrooms and year-round schools. These new schools will not be enough. What is needed is six elementary schools, 2 junior high schools and one new high school. The other 3 elementary schools, the other junior high and the high school will be needed to be bonded in another two years. But it would be better to bond these projects now while the materials are at a lower cost and labor is willing. We may not have this luxury in another two years. Also, adding 250 new students to Woods Cross High School will mess up an already ugly boundary problem in the south end of the county. Are you going to bus kids in the Porter-Walton area of Centerville all the way to Bountiful High School and have the buses drive right by Viewmont High School on the way?
For more information on the Davis County School bond issue, please visit this link:
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/2009_bond/
1,000 new students in the county every year. We need at least 6 new elementary schools, 3 new junior highs...Kaysville, North Salt Lake, and South Weber or East Layton. And at least one new high school in Farmington. This location will fix the boundary problem in the south end of the county and relieve the overcrowding at Davis High.
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