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Letter of endorsement for the WCSD Special Election Bond from the State of Utah Taxpayers Association

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There will be a hearing to discuss arguments at the School Board Meeting at 4:30pm on October 9, 2018 – 121 W Tabernacle.

Utah Taxpayers Association recognition award for 2017

Taxpayers Association Award

Washington County School District was presented with the “leader in cost-effective school building construction” award for the State of Utah. The Utah Taxpayers Association recognized Washington County School District for our low-cost, tilt-up school building construction method.

“Washington County School District has proven that school buildings can be built to last, and still be cost effective and efficient,” said Howard Stephenson, president of the Utah Taxpayers Association and State Senator from Draper. “They’ve shown that new school buildings can look good and still save tax-payer dollars.”

Tilt-up school building construction has been used in Washington County School District for more than 15 years. It has been shown to be 20-25 percent less expensive than traditional construction methods. School buildings in Washington County have a 60+ year life expectancy, and have been proven to be up to 38 percent more energy efficient than schools built just 25 years ago.

Bond Quick Facts

The amount of the proposed bond is $125 million

The bond is tax neutral meaning taxes will not increase but would be frozen at today’s tax rate

The proposed bond will fund new security measures for ALL schools in Washington County

The proposed bond will fund 3 new schools

More than 2,000 NEW students are projected to enroll in the District by 2020-21

For more info, please visit – washk12.org/bond

How can Washington County’s tax rate remain the same with the 2018 Bond?

Structuring new bonds in layers: As old debt is paid off, new bonds will be issued reducing the impact on taxpayers.
Refinancing of old debt and aggressive pay-off of previous bonds.
Accelerated growth in our community because of new residences.
Our AAA rating is comparable to a personal credit score of 850 (FICO).

Why Bond?

Southern Utah’s population is exploding. Here are a few news articles that speak to this.
- USA Today – St. George, Utah, is nation’s fastest-growing metro area, Census says
- KSL News – 5 Reasons St. George is America’s Fastest-Growing City

	BOND Projects – 2019-2023…	2019	2020	2021	2022
	Note: Ages shown for schools were as of 2017

Arrowhead El 13 yrs old
AES	Fluid Cooler – tower heat exchanger		x
AES	New phone system	x
AES	Replace heat pump enclosures in classrooms	x

Bloomington El 33 yrs old
BES	New marquee	x
BES	Reconfigure kitchen serving line and install new overhead coiling doors			x
BES	LED lighting	x
BES	Overflow drains in mech wells	x
BES	Replace intercom	x
BES	New HVAC controls system		x
BES	Replace obsolete electrical panels				x

Bloomington Hills El 23 yrs old
BHES	New fixtures in restrooms and repair tile and walls as needed				x
BHES	Mondo flooring in multi-purpose room				x
BHES	New marquee	x
BHES	Carpet in halls			x
BHES	Replace phone system			x
BHES	New Cat6 wire (tech dept)	x
BHES	Add conduit and fiber between Pre School and main bldg. (tech)	x

Coral Canyon El 13 yrs old
CorCan	Fluid Cooler/heat exchanger		x
CorCan	Replace gym lights with LED	x
CorCan	Electronic marquee	x
CorCan	Replace intercom system			x
CorCan	Cover for tree planters on patio in back, tree grates	x
CorCan	Replace phone system			x

Coral Cliffs El 21 yrs old
CorClfs	Replace Intercom, clock system		x
CorClfs	Gym sound system	x
CorClfs	Front drainage system	x
CorClfs	Fix track, needs curb			x
CorClfs	Replace phone system			x
CorClfs	Keyless entry system (Fob)	x
CorClfs	Replace HVAC controls system	x
CorClfs	Replace HVAC roof top units	x
CorClfs	LED rest of school			x

Desert Hills High 9 yrs old
DHHS	terrace slope under visitor side grandstands and replace rock mulch, close area off with fencing	x
DHHS	Stage rigging maintenance	x
DHHS	Keyless entry system (Fob)	x
DHHS	Repair or replace aux gym bleachers	x

Desert Hills Middle 17 yrs old
DHMS	Replace VCT with LVT throughout building				x
DHMS	Replace phone system	x
DHMS	Keyless entry system (Fob)	x
DHMS	Replace water to water heat pumps	x

Diamond Valley El 21 yrs old
DVES	Replace old phone system		x
DVES	Electronic marquee	x
DVES	Fire panel			x
DVES	New HVAC units and controls system			x
DVES	Replace spalled concrete and add ice melt system at front entry	x

District Office 15 yrs old
D.O.	Replace worn carpet various locations in bulding	x

Dixie High 14 yrs old
DHS	Reconstruct running track 2019 or ASAP	x
DHS	Replace McQuay chiller	x
DHS	Replace camera system	x
DHS	Plate and frame heat exchanger to prevent running it in winter				x
DHS	Replace Tracer Summit Trane controls	x
DHS	ERU units replaced or fixed in main building		x
DHS	Relight the building with LED				x
DHS	Replace Gym sound system	x

Dixie Sun El 27 yrs old
DSE	Remodel kitchen serving line and add overhead coiling door		x
DSE	Office remodel and addition		x
DSE	Security cameras	x
DSE	Replace obsolete residential grade electrical panels			x
DSE	Replace phone system	x
DSE	Replace plumbing fixtures				x

Enterprise El 20 yrs old
EES	4 classroom addition			x
EES	Replace damaged plumbing fixtures in the classrooms and restrooms			x
EES	New LED lights for the multi-purpose room			x
EES	Replace HVAC equipment			x
EES	Sound system for the gym			x
EES	Add parking lot in front of the Muli-purpose building			x
EES	Carpet halls		x
EES	Gator and snow plow		x

Enterprise High 31-22-12 yrs old
EHS	Classroom addition and building remodel – depends on scope of work			x
EHS	90 ft retaining wall at stadium		x
EHS	Move shot-put to the D area of the football field and ashalt the area			x
EHS	Replace fiber optic cable between Enterprise High School and Elementary (tech dept)		x

Heritage El 10 yrs old
HRTG	Electronic marquee	x
HRTG	Keyless entry system (Fob)	x
HRTG	Carpet hallways throughout building				x
HRTG	Upgrade Controls				x

Horizon El 12 yrs old
HRZ	Remove rocks from front detention basin and landscape- add retaining wall at slope behind houses	x
HRZ	Keyless entry system (Fob)	x
HRZ	Replace Fire Alarm Panel				x
HRZ	Replace fluid cooler and heat exchanger				x

Hurricane El 9 yrs old
HurPreSc	Hurricane PreSchool Building	x
HES	Upgrade Controls				x

Hurricane Inter 13 yrs old
HIS	Add storage closets at recesses in boys restrooms – 4		x
HIS	Replace phone system		x
HIS	Camera system	x
HIS	Replace fluid cooler and flat plate exchanger				x
HIS	Replace HVAC controls system				x

Hurricane High 6 yrs old
HHS	Add motors to bleachers in aux gym	x
HHS	Replace Sound system at football field				x
HHS	Replace lights in Gym with LED lights		x
HHS	Upgrade Controls				x

Hurricane Middle 26-4 yrs old
HMS	Rebuild track with curbing and asphalt	x
HMS	Pave bus storage yard and roadway	x
HMS	Replace old chain link fencing and the gates installed by neighbors with block screen wall (approx 1,000 LF)	x
HMS	Replace remaining VAV boxes		x
HMS	Finish upgrade to controls system				x
HMS	Replace phone system	x
HMS	Finish rock mulch at east fence line and landscape both sides of south entrance	x

Lava Ridge Inter 16 yrs old
LRIS	New countertops in the office		x
LRIS	Fence around the west and south ends of the campus	x
LRIS	Replace fire panel	x
LRIS	Replace the water to water heat pumps			x

LaVerkin El 35 yrs old
LaVrk	Add attendance window and remodel front office area	x
LaVrk	Replace counters and cupboards in 10 rooms			x
LaVrk	Lighting upgrade in older section	x
LaVrk	Intercom and phone upgrade		x
LaVrk	Add new door out of gym/lunch room at northwest corner	x
LaVrk	New HVAC 24 classrooms			x
LaVrk	Fire sprinkler in building including new water main (Move to next year bond)	x
LaVrk	Need additional parking lot and correct drainage problem			x
LaVrk	Replace obsolete switch gear		x
LaVrk	Replace outside hose bibbs	x
LaVrk	Keyless entry system (fob)	x

Little Valley El 14 yrs old
LVLY	Remove/replace partitions around a/c units to cabinets in classrooms	x
LVLY	Replace fluid cooler and flat plate heat exchanger				x

Maintenance Shop 9 yrs old
Maint	Need additional covered storage areas and shop expansion		x

Millcreek High 16 yrs old
MHS	Keyless entry system	x
MHS	Replace HVAC controls system				x

Panorama El 32 yrs old
PANO	Sinks replaced in west hall classrooms (14)	x
PANO	New drinking fountains by bathrooms in halls (6)	x
PANO	Replace HVAC units (one-half of building)		x
PANO	Toilet partitions			x
PANO	Carpet and base in classrooms, hallways and entries	x
PANO	Eliminate obsolete tube lights in hall and replace with LED lights			x

Pine View High 34-26-12 yrs. Old
PVHS	Expand, remodel lunchroon/commons/kitchen etc	x
PVHS	Running track/new asphalt and polyurethane 2020	x
PVHS	New exterior doors in math hall, ramp, south entrance	x
PVHS	Replace drinking fountains in gym area – in house	x
PVHS	New lighting – public walkways at football stadium – replace in front, continue around (WAG)	x
PVHS	Key fob entry system	x
PVHS	Upgrade/new tile restrooms in south main hall near gym	x
PVHS	Abate and replace asbestos tile in lower hall and north end	x
PVHS	Replace lower hall ceiling tile and lights	x
PVHS	Replace all 30×60 obsolete ceiling tile and lights with 24×48 tiles and LED fixtures	x
PVHS	Replace north Trane units	x
PVHS	Replace water piping phase 2				x
PVHS	Replace Trane chiller (uses R-22 coolant- no longer available)				x
PVHS	Replace cooling tower on roof				x
PVHS	Replace HVAC controls system		x
PVHS	10 heat pump closets	x
PVHS	75 VAV boxes		x

Pine View Middle 30-5 yrs old
PVMS	Sound system in gym	x
PVMS	New exterior doors (revise scope of work, incorperate with security upgrade)	x
PVMS	Replace fire sprinkler system – glycol anti-freeze no longer available (original design dry system-no drainage)				x
PVMS	Replace choir room HVAC	x
PVMS	Replace VAV boxes (60)		x	x
PVMS	Finish replacing controls HVAC repair air handlers, valves			x
PVMS	Foundation repair				x
PVMS	New LED lighting				x
PVMS	Replace wall carpet		x
PVMS	Floor tile replaced		x

Post High School 10 yrs old
PHS	Post High School Expansion – Need scope of work (portable)			x
PstHigh	Install intercom system	x

Red Mountain El 20 yrs old
RDMTN	New HVAC		x
RDMTN	New LED lights in gym	x
RDMTN	New toilet partitions	x
RDMTN	New clock/intercom system		x
RDMTN	New phone system		x
RDMTN	Gym sound system			x

Riverside El 14 yrs old
RVRSD	Keyless entry	x
RVRSD	Intercom system		x
RVRSD	Carpet in classrooms – LVT and VCT		x
RVRSD	LED lights in multipurpose room		x
RVRSD	Cooling tower/ flat plate heat exchanger				x
RVRSD	Add conduit and fiber between Pre School and main bldg (tech)	x

Sandstone El 18 yrs old
SAND	New key fob entry system	x
SAND	New rooftop a/c units			x
SAND	Fire panel			x
SAND	Intercom			x
SAND	Rock on south side of school	x
SAND	Concrete sidewalk replaced on the north side	x

Santa Clara El 39-11 yrs old
SCES	Replace cabinets in 6 -7 more rooms	x
SCES	Intercom			x
SCES	new phone system		x
SCES	Seals on exterior windows (replace windows?)		x
SCES	Key fob system	x
SCES	Bike racks 100 stalls	x
SCES	Replace plumbing fixtures				x
SCES	New walk-in freezer/coolers		x
SCES	Upgrade Controls				x

Snow Canyon High 23-11 yrs old
SCHS	New home football grandstands Football complex	x
SCHS	Remodel library, including circulation and book storage				x
SCHS	Repaint small gym	x
SCHS	Replace lockers in men and women locker rooms	x
SCHS	Replace all ceiling tile	x
SCHS	LED lights in classrooms and hallways	x
SCHS	Replace lights under duct work in gym with LED			x
SCHS	Replace misc exterior and interior doors		x
SCHS	Restrooms at baseball/softball complex need expansion
SCHS	Door and hardware replacement throughout the school			x
SCHS	Remove cabinets/replace with computer counters in room 100, 101		x
SCHS	Replace auditorium seating 850 @ $200		x
SCHS	Replace lecture seating in room 301 60 @ $200		x
SCHS	New school satellite clock system	x
SCHS	Score clock in small gym	x
SCHS	Remodel office area and receptionist desk		x
SCHS	Replace all outside stadium light bulbs with LED w/football complex upgrade	x
SCHS	VAV replacement 100 left		x
SCHS	New building controls		x
SCHS	Remove rocks in parking lot island and replace with concrete	x
SCHS	Remove lava hill at parking lot entrance				x
SCHS	Epoxy floor in woodshop	x
SCHS	Epoxy indoor running track	x
SCHS	Carpeting in mensand womens locker rooms				x
SCHS	New rubber flooring in fitness room	x
SCHS	Replace floor tile in school LVT			x
SCHS	Replace obsolete electrical panels and switch gear				x
SCHS	New Cat6 wire (tech dept)	x
SCHS	Add conduit and fiber between Pre School and main bldg. (tech)	x
SCHS	Upgrade Controls			x
SCHS	Add bus driver parking lot, expand bus storage area	x

Snow Canyon Middle 25 yrs old
SCMS	LED lighting in gym		x
SCMS	43 bathroom faucets and flush valves				x
SCMS	Replace duct heaters and RTU coil units	x
SCMS	New control system	x
SCMS	Sound system in gym			x
SCMS	Bleacher repairs	x
SCMS	New Cat6 wire (tech dept)	x
SCMS	Replace hot water boiler				x

Springdale Elementary 42 yrs old
SPRNG	Office, reception entry addition and kitchen upgrade with serving line and lunch area	x
SPRNG	LED lights in classrooms	x
SPRNG	Fire sprinklers	x
SPRNG	Keyless entry	x

Sunrise Ridge Inter 11 yrs old
SRIS	Expansion joint at other side of building	x
SRIS	Sidewalk at kitchen	x
SRIS	Bike rack concrete	x
SRIS	Upgrade controls				x

Sunset El 33 yrs old
SUNST	New phones	x
SUNST	Replace obsolete electrical panels				x
SUNST	Replace controls				x
SUNST	Parking lot design – Alpha Expand parking spaces and fix flooding problems			x
SUNST	Key fob system, 8 doors	x
SUNST	Intercom	x
SUNST	Landscape at bike racks and new asphalt	x
SUNST	Exterior lighting	x
SUNST	Re do lighting entire school				x
SUNST	Replace long skylight above halls	x
SUNST	Add overflow roof drains to mechanical wells	x

Three Falls El 22-18 yrs old
TFLLS	New serving line and kitchen remodel				x
TFLLS	New HVAC and controls		x
TFLLS	New window blinds, classrooms, offices, etc		x
TFLLS	New countertops in 10 classrooms		x
TFLLS	New toilet partitions		x
TFLLS	Fix grade problems at storage shed	x
TFLLS	Concrete at bus parking	x
TFLLS	Carpet hallways	x

Tonaquint Inter 12 yrs old
TONQ	Motorize the roll-up door at the finance window in the main office	x
TONQ	Add attendance window into the front entry hall	x
TONQ	Replace fluid cooler				x

Transportation Bldg 19 yrs old
TRNSP	Addition, add bus bays, remove bus lift vault, make floor flat or install in-ground hoist, each side		x
TRNSP	Fire sprinkler system		x
TRNSP	New HVAC in office areas with controls system		x
TRNSP	Fire alarm panel		x
TRNSP	Add Radios and Cameras for remaining buses that aren’t equiped with them	x
TRNSP	Light bus parking/storage area	x

Warehouse 12 yrs old
WRHS	Addition to warehouse walk-in coolers, restrooms		x
WRHS	New camera system		x
WRHS	OSB Shelves at pallet racks		x
WRHS	New delivery trucks, etc	x
WRHS	Pallet wrapping machine	x
WRHS	Replace Lighting control system		x

Water Canyon El 32 yrs old
WCES	New intercom	x
WCES	New phone system	x
WCES	Key fobs entire elementary	x
WCES	New carpet remainder of school	x
WCES	Parking lot	x
WCES	Fix road east end of Newell Avenue	x
WCES	Replace obsolete switch gear and panels				x
WCES	New parking lights	x
WCES	New HVAC contols system				x

Water Canyon High 13-3 yrs old
WCHS	Vocational building		x
WCHS	Sports fields -track, baseball, softball, & landscape 5 acres & fence (1A)			x
WCS	Remodel old power building into custodial space		x

Washington El 39 yrs old
WASH	LED lights in TLC room	x
WASH	Kitchen T line				x
WASH	Relocate flag pole, remodel front	x
WASH	Finish replacing water piping				x
WASH	Remodel restrooms – kindergarten, faculty				x
WASH	Add overflow roof drains	x
WASH	Carpet the halls		x
WASH	Recarpet kindergarten rooms	x
WASH	New Roof Top Units (RTU)				x

General	Finish installing CO detectors mandated by the State Legislature	x	x	x

New Construction
	2 New Elementary Schools		x	x
	CT High School				x

	Grounds Department

	NOTE: SPECIFIC ORDER OF INSTALLATION SUBJECT TO SCHOOLS WITH ADA NEEDS
	Playground Management (future) Note: surfacing is required by code, shade structures are a Board Decision
	Bloomington El, playground surfacing	x
	Bloomington Hills El, playground surfacing	x
	playground sunshades	x
	Bloomington Hills PreSchool, playground equip/surfacing	x
	Coral Canyon El, playground surfacing	x
	Coral Cliffs El, playground surfacing	x
	playground sunshades	x
	Diamond Valley El, playground surfacing	x
	playground sunshades	x
	Dixie Sun El, playground surfacing	x
	playground sunshades	x
	Enterprise El, playground surfacing		x
	playground sunshades		x
	Heritage El, playground surfacing		x
	playground sunshades		x
	Hurricane El, playground surfacing		x
	Hurricane PreSchool, playground equip/surfacing		x
	Horizon El, playground sunshade	x
	LaVerkin El, playground surfacing		x
	playground sunshades		x
	Little Valley El, playground surfacing		x
	playground sunshades		x
	Panorama El, playgrounds surfacing, and equipment	x
	playground sunshades			x
	Red Mountain El, playground surfacing			x
	Riverside El, playground surfacing			x
	Sandstone El, playground surfacing			x
	playground sunshades			x
	Santa Clara El, playground surfacing			x
	Springdale El, playground surfacing			x
	playground sunshades			x
	Three Falls El, playground surfacing				x
	playground sunshades				x
	Water Canyon El, playground surfacing				x
	playground sunshades				x
	playground equipment				x
	Washington El, playground surfacing				x
	playground sunshades				x


	Portable Classrooms
	Replace vinyl siding with aluminum on Portables 16,21,22, 32, 33, 43,46, 48, 54, 55			x	x

	Security Upgrades
ELEM	Arrowhead Elementary, Bloomington Hills, Coral Canyon, Coral Cliffs, Crimson View, Diamond Valley, Dixie Sun, Enterprise Elem, Heritage, Horizon,Hurricane Elem. Little Valley, Majestic Fields, Red Mountain, Riverside, Sandstone, Three Falls	x
ELEM	Springdale Elem –	x
ELEM	Santa Clara Elem –	x
ELEM	Water Canyon Elem	x
INTERM	Fossil Ridge, Hurricane, Lava Ridge, Sunrise Ridge, Tonaquint	x
MIDDLE	Desert Hills Middle, Dixie Middle, Hurricane Middle, Pine View Middle	x
MIDDLE	Snow Canyon Middle	x
ALL	Digitize plans for all schools		x

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