By voting against the school bonds, I hope the city and school district get one message, that is, you should not bond for items that are maintenance.  When you build a school, you may construct it to last 50 years, but there are certain things that will need to be replaced well before the 50 year life ends.  Boilers, roofs etc.  These items should be budgeted for through the use of a sinking fund, not a bond.  Each year there should be a portion of the ASD operating budget set aside for building repair and maintenance and when the time comes to repair or replace a boiler or roof, the money is there.  Rather than pay interest on a bond, you could actually earn interest through investing the set aside in safe holding accounts.  The only time bonds should be used is to construct a new facility, add on to an existing, or perform a major renovation that will substantially increase the expected life of the facility.