Overview of Bond
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Welcome to the informational Web site for Portland Community College's 2008 bond measure.
It's now official: The bond measure was successfully passed by the voters in our five-county region. Unofficial final results show us with about 53 percent of the voters saying "yes."
We are grateful beyond words to everyone who voted. This was such an historic election night, and PCC's victory will forever be a part of that!
What happens next? First, we'll wait for the economy to stabilize, then sell our bonds. Once that's done, we can begin hiring architects and project managers for each of the three campuses and our Southeast Center on 82nd Avenue and Division.
There will be many, many opportunities in the months to come for students, staff, faculty and community members to get involved in the decision-making process. We will create district-wide committees as well as campus-centric work groups. We will use our Web site plus internal e-mail to keep everyone apprised of the ways they can help.
Although we asked for a large sum of money — $374 million — the maximum a property owner will pay is an estimated 32.9 cents per $1,000 assessed value. For the owner of a home assessed at $178,000, that comes to less than $5 per month or less than $60 per year.
Please browse this site to discover the top five things to know about the bond, get answers to common bond questions and read about the latest on the bond blog.
If you have thoughts on the bond, you can leave them at future@pcc.edu.
Cordially,
Preston Pulliams