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Seven of Sonoma County’s ten school bonds appear close to approval
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Seven of Sonoma County’s ten school bonds appear close to approval

Windsor’s unified measure was headed for a wide defeat, while measures in the Piner-Olivet and Wright districts lost by %1.

Sonoma County voters appeared to approve seven of the 10 school bond issues on the ballot, with two of the three measures falling just short of the required 55 percent threshold for passage.

The following is a look at early returns based on 46.8% of votes counted. The Democratic press will rely on information provided by election officials before confirming bond approval, as not everyone who received a ballot will have voted.

Measure K, Piner-Olivet Union School District

1% failure: So far, 54% have voted for the bond, while 46% voted against.

The district requested $29.5 million to upgrade dilapidated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; repairing and replacing leaking roofs; replace outdated heating and cooling systems; improve inadequate electrical systems; and make improvements in health, safety and security.

Measure M, Roseland School District

By a wide margin: 62% voted yes while 38% voted against.

District seeks $12 million to upgrade dilapidated classrooms, restrooms and school facilities; repairing and replacing leaking roofs; replace outdated HVAC systems; make improvements in health, safety, security and energy efficiency; replace damaged laptops with permanent classrooms; and improve playgrounds and playgrounds.

Measure N, Sebastopol Union School District

By a wide margin: so far, 60% have voted for the bond, while 40% voted against.

The district had requested $24 million to improve Sebastopol’s TK-8 local schools; modernize and renovate classrooms, toilets and other school facilities; make improvements in health, safety and security; and replace aging laptops with permanent classrooms.

Measure P, Bellevue Union School District

Just in passing: 56% have voted for the bond so far, while 44% voted against.

District seeks $38.5 million to repair and replace leaking roofs; improve inadequate electrical systems and deteriorating plumbing systems; replace inefficient HVAC systems; and modernize dilapidated classrooms, toilets and school facilities.

Measure R, Healdsburg Unified School District

A wide margin: 62% have voted for the bond so far, while 38% voted against.

The district requested $49.5 million to replace leaking roofs; improve inadequate electrical systems; make health and safety improvements; and build or upgrade classrooms and restrooms in Healdsburg elementary schools.

Measure V, Windsor Unified School District

Failed by a wide margin: 48% have voted for the bond so far, while 52% voted against.

The district was seeking $122.5 million to replace leaking roofs; make improvements in health, safety and security; modernize or renovate dilapidated classrooms, toilets and school facilities; and improve technology and energy efficiency.

Measure X, Wright School District

1% failure: So far, 54% have voted for the bond, while 46% voted against.

The district was seeking $29.2 million to upgrade and renovate classrooms, restrooms and educational facilities; improve student access to technology; and make improvements in health, safety and security.

Measure Z, Petaluma School District (Elementary)

A wide margin: 65% have voted for the bond so far, while 35% voted against.

The district is seeking $70 million to repair and upgrade local elementary school classrooms, science labs, learning technology, art and music facilities; improve fire and earthquake safety and campus security; eliminate hazardous materials such as lead and asbestos; repairing and replacing leaky roofs, outdated portable classrooms, HVAC, electrical and plumbing systems.

Measure AA, Petaluma Common School District

By a wide margin: so far, 60% have voted for the bond, while 40% voted against.

The district was seeking $159 million to repair and upgrade local high school and middle school classrooms, science labs, technology and career training facilities; improve fire and earthquake safety and campus security; eliminate hazardous materials such as lead and asbestos; repairing leaky roofs, outdated portable classrooms, HVAC and electrical and plumbing systems.

Measure BB, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District

A wide margin: 67% have voted for the bond so far, while 33% voted against.

The district is seeking $91.5 million to replace leaky roofs, plumbing and aging HVAC systems; eliminate hazardous materials, including asbestos and lead; improve science, technology, engineering and mathematics classrooms; replace deteriorated portable classrooms.

Report For America corps member Adriana Gutierrez covers education and child welfare issues for The Press Democrat. You can reach her at [email protected].