Prop 498 – High School Bond

What will these bonds do?

These bonds will:

Maintain and upgrade our facilities
Have local control of facilities
Save money on football fields while increasing usage
Enhance safety and security

Casa Grande Union

Maximum Capacity 2,500 – 3,000 students
Opened in 1997 (28 years old)
Built with bond money
5A facilities

Vista Grande

Maximum Capacity 2,000 – 2,500 students
Opened in 2009 (16 years old)
Built State Facilities Board Money, supplement by bond
3-4A facilities

District Facility Needs Assessment

District Office opened in 1977 (48 Years old)
$35 million in renovations, upgrades and Improvements for Union and Vista

HVAC
Roofing
Preventative Maintenance
Energy Efficiency
Safety

Security
Furniture
Technology
Equipment

Facility Upgrades

$6.5 Million in District facility upgrades
Phone System ($150,000 for DO)
Communication Systems
Bleachers at Vista
Technology
Network Security
Bandwidth and speed

Football Fields & Tracks

2024 Costs to Maintain Football Fields:
$260,000 for both schools ($144k for water, $18k for winter seed, $98k grounds crew, repairs, lining, mowing and equipment)

Replacing fields with turf will save $2 million over 12 years

Bond Purchase Plan


Total Bond Amount ($MM)	$48.000
Total FT&E Amount ($MM)	$14.050
Number of Sales	3
Sales Dates	2026	2027	2028
Sale Amounts ($MM)	$19.000	$19.000	$19.000
FT&E Amounts ($MM)	$7.375	$5.050	$1.625

CGUHSD FY '26 Budget

$38,532,235 in projected M&O

$21 million in salaries
$4.25 million in benefits
$7.6 million for health insurance
$32.825 million in personnel

Spent over $39 million in FY 25, projected over $40 million in FY 26.
Projected M&O Budget Carryover: $7 million
$3.2 million Capital funding for FY 26, $500,000 carryover, spent $4.9 million in FY 25
$275,500 cost for a 1% raise in salary and benefits

Key

Dates

October 6th: Last day to register to vote

October 8th: Ballots mailed to all registered voters

October 31st: Last day to early vote

November 4th: All ballots must be returned