The Lakewood Schools are about to embark on the next phase of their building plan. With completion of new Harrison and Hayes Elementary schools and new middle schools on the Harding and Garfield sites, the project will renovate and modernize the western half of Lakewood High School and convert Emerson and Horace Mann Middle Schools into state-of-the-art elementary schools.

This dynamic project demonstrates the commitment of community leaders to providing the finest public facilities possible for our residents and leading that effort is the Lakewood School system. The Lakewood Bond Issue is a 1.9 mill bond issue that will raise approximately $30,000,000 for Phase 2 of this project. Thanks to the Lakewood Schools' sound financial management, homeowners will receive a 1.5 mill reduction, so the effective added cost of this issue is about $1.02 per month for every $100,000 of home valuation.

The Lakewood Chapter of the League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area enthusiastically endorses and supports Issue 4, which will appear on the May 8 ballot. All elections are vital to preserving our precious democratic process and this one is no exception. We urge all registered voters to support this effort and vote for Issue 4.


Sincerely,

Mary Osburn

Mary Warren

Co-Chairs, Lakewood Chapter

League of Women Voters Cuyahoga Area