MVSD Examining Bond Levy in 2028 or Early 2029
MVSD will “likely” ask voters to approve a bond levy in 2028 or early 2029 for facility improvements, Superintendent Grant Storey told the school board Oct. 9. Storey did not indicate what improvements would be needed and said that would be up to a task force of community members and an architecture firm, King Architects,…
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