Post Falls may float $19.5M school bond

POST FALLS - Voters in the Post Falls School District may get to choose in March which they would rather have: lower taxes, or a new elementary school.

At 6 p.m. Monday at River City Middle School, Superintendent Jerry Keane will present the school board with a proposal for a $19.5 million bond levy to construct a new elementary school and facility improvements.

The board is expected to decide at its Dec. 8 meeting whether to forward the proposal to voters on March 10.

The proposal includes constructing:

* A $10 million elementary school on the west side of Greensferry Road, north of Prairie View Elementary adjacent to the Fieldstone subdivision, to alleviate overcrowding at Prairie View and Ponderosa

* A $4 million second-story addition at River City Middle School to alleviate overcrowding

* A $2.5 million performing arts auditorium at Post Falls High

* A $2 million auxiliary gym at Post Falls High

* A $1 million sum for a two-classroom addition at West Ridge; heating unit upgrades at Seltice, Frederick Post/New Vision and Mullan Trail; energy efficiency remodels at Mullan Trail and Frederick Post; and security system upgrades throughout the district.

"If authorized by the board of trustees and ultimately approved by our patrons, the district will be able to fund all of the projects without raising taxes," Keane said. "We are in the process of refinancing existing bonds and the West Ridge bonds will be paid off."

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Post Falls may float $19.5M school bond