Letter to the editor

Dear Editor,

I will be voting against the Soda Schools Bond for a couple of reasons. My foremost reason is that if we want to build a new high school, it ought to be for county consolidation and in a more central location than the current SSHS. Second to that, as a taxpayer, I would like to see the school district put an effort into fundraising for this rather than tax-raising - it's a lot of money. Thirdly, I have a concern about the safety of the students who will be walking to and from seminary across and around the construction zone of the proposed new location. I would vote for the elementary expansion if only it were a separate bond. But, coming from the top student 6 and 1/2 years ago, the current HS building does not distract from the learning opportunities, so I don't think a new one is a necessary tax burden right now.

-Jacob Bybee

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