Vote NO on Measure W
If you pay property taxes or pay rent in the Livingston HS district, this tax affects you!
Attn: School Facility Improvement District (SFID) 1 [Livingston HS] area residents
Vote NO on Measure W
Here’s why:
=> This $33.8M bond is one of (3) different MUHSD New bonds on the November ballot totaling $221.9M
=> The Measure W bond could cost $112M to repay (principle + interest)
=> The (3) New bonds are projected to cost $739M to repay (principal + interest)
=> MUHSD still owes $283M in Old bond debt (principal + interest)
=> New bond debt ($739M) + Old bond debt ($283M) = $1.02 BILLION to be repaid by property owners
=> Increased costs to property owners is passed to renters
=> School bonds are drafted by the School Board and District Superintendent; but voters approve the new tax
=> In the Full Text (pg A-3) of this measure, it states, by passing this New bond, voters are authorizing MUHSD to ask the State to waive the normal legal cap on how much school-bond debt it can have. More bond debt = more property taxes
=> The ballot Question does not state the maximum rate of interest as required by Education Code § 15122
=> The Full Text does not include a list of the specific school facilities projects required by California Constitution Article XIII A, § 1(b)(3)(B) and Education Code §§ 15264 et seq
Specific to the SFID 1 [Livingston] bond (which is just 1 of 3 bonds totaling $221.9M as summarized above):
=> Measure W would stack a New SFID 1 tax on top of the Old tax, listed as “MERCED UHSD BONDS (1)’ on your tax bill
=> Livingston High School (LHS) served 1,154 students (2025-2026 enrollment); the 18-year avg is 1,170 students
=> LHS has fewer students now compared to their 18-year average; and fewer than the 2024-2025 school year
=> LHS classroom student capacity is 1,650 (excess classroom capacity exists)
Let’s put the brakes on borrowing.
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=> All Current MUHSD Bonds (sold 2009 – 2025 and still open)
=> 2008 Measure M Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee, Nov 2021 Report
=> Merced Union High School District 2025 Audit (see pgs 44-45) for bond debt:
=> Livingston High enrollment (2008–09 to 2025–26):
=> Livingston High Classroom Capacity as reported
2025 SARC - Livingston - School Accountability Report Card
=> Measure W Question
=> Measure W Full Text
=> Measure W Tax Rate Statement
=> Measure W Impartial Analysis
=> Measure W Argument in Favor
=> Merced County Property Tax Rates; look for ‘MERCED UHSD BONDS (1)’ as it appears on the property tax bill:
