W. Sac City Council backs school district bond measure

By Steve Gibson -- Sacramento Bee Staff Writer - (Published January 23, 2004)

WEST SACRAMENTO -- Voting unanimously, the City Council went on record Wednesday as supporting the Washington Unified School District's $52 million bond measure on the March 2 ballot.

If Measure Q wins voter approval, general obligation bonds would be used to pay for site acquisition, construction and equipping of a new high school.

The district is in the process of purchasing about 90 acres on Jefferson Boulevard, south of the Pheasant Club, for the new campus.

The school would replace River City High, built 50 years ago to accommodate 1,000 students. Today, enrollment tops 1,600.

At the same time Wednesday, the council passed a resolution supporting another ballot measure, Proposition 55, which would authorize sale of $12.3 billion in state school bonds, which would provide matching funds for local projects.