Support Measure Q - the 2008 school bond in Scotts Valley, California

If voters approve Measure Q, our schools will be eligible for millions in state matching funds. Every few years, the state floats a multibillion-dollar bond issue for school construction, and these funds are completely separate from the state budget (which is in a sorrowful state at the moment). Scotts Valley has missed out on the last few such state bonds because we had no matching funds to qualify with. Without Measure Q, available funds remaining from the last bond, and funds from any bond that the state may issue in the next several years, will simply go to other districts. Measure Q will allow us to capture our share; it is written so our school facility projects can be completed at minimal cost to local taxpayers. If we receive matching funds, we can sell fewer local bonds and still complete our project list (we can't add any new projects, however).  By law, lottery funds must go directly into classroom instruction, and cannot be used for facility construction or repair.