Ridgefield School District’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Tuesday to put a bond on February’s ballot that would fund the construction of a new elementary school and expand the high school.
The $66.79 million bond request requires approval by a 60 percent supermajority in order to pass.
Ridgefield residents are currently paying $3.19 per $1,000 of assessed value; the new bond would increase that to $3.51 per $1,000 of assessed value beginning in 2023. That’s an additional $160 per year on a home assessed at $500,000.
If approved, the bond proceeds would build a 75,000-square-foot K-4 elementary school to alleviate overcrowding. The elementary school would open as a K-6 school to ease the transition between grades as the district grapples with a rapid population boom. The site — 7025 N. 10th St. — is ready to begin construction and the school could be open in fall of 2023.
The bond would also fund an 18,000-square-foot expansion to Ridgefield High School to provide additional classrooms and space in the Career and Technical Education program.
