More than a month after voters rejected a bond issue to build a new high school and revamp other buildings , Aurora City Schools officials are grappling with what to do next.
The district is considering four possible alternatives, all coming with pros and cons, which were presented during a Nov. 19 special school board meeting. Superintendent Mike Roberto said Wednesday that additional information will now be gathered on the four alternatives so that the board can make a decision.
“The board’s giving us a couple months to work on that,” he said. “We’re hoping to either at the January meeting or, more likely, the February meeting … (be) able to kind of start to figure out what would be the next best steps for us.”
Roberto said the board must decide whether to seek another bond issue.
One thing he’s sure of, though, it there won’t be one on the May ballot. The district will have its renewal of a 5.61-mill, five-year operating levy before voters. The issue won’t carry a tax increase and Roberto said the funds are needed to meet current expenses.