CHENEY, Wash. — Cheney Public Schools (CPS) is placing a $72 million bond on the ballot this upcoming election. This bond was originally placed on the ballot during the February Special Election but didn’t meet the 60% supermajority threshold to pass.
Majority of the bond would be used to fund a new elementary school in Airway Heights.
Sunset Elementary is currently the only elementary school in the city of Airway Heights, and the district says it is at 121% capacity.
“Our Airway Heights students are bused across our school district to other elementary schools. And the goal of that building in Airway Heights is so that students go to their home school,” said Ben Ferney, Superintendent of Cheney Public Schools
The new elementary school the district hopes to build would accommodate 500 students.
If passed, the bond would cost taxpayers an estimated $45 per $100,000 of assessed property value. This means that if you own a home valued at $400,000, you’d be paying around $180 a year in taxes for the bond.