BEAVERCREEK, Ohio (WDTN) -- A bond issue poised to build new facilities for Beavercreek City Schools has failed.
Voters failed to pass a Beavercreek bond issue to build a new high school and renovate current buildings.
The $265 million bond would have cost homeowners $172 per $100,000 property value.
The bond issue was introduced to fund the Master Facilities Plan, which would help alleviate school crowding as elementary enrollment continues to increase. Currently, there are 18 trailer classrooms outside of the elementary buildings due to capacity concerns.
The Beavercreek City Schools Master Facilities Plan also planned to reduce the number of building transitions for students from four to three throughout their school career. Students would have also come together as a graduating class in sixth grade instead of ninth grade.
Now that the bond issue has failed, the school district must rethink how it will address current overcrowding and enrollment growth concerns.