Couldn’t Dysart Unified sell assets to raise money instead of going for a $71M bond?

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What are your thoughts on Proposition 421, Dysart Unified School District’s request for a $71.4 million capital-funding bond in the Nov. 3 election? Tell us in 300 words or less at yourvalley.net/letters, or email your comments, name, address and contact number to AzOpinions@iniusa.org.

OPINION — This fall, Dysart Unified School District is attempting to obtain funding for their schools via Proposition 421.

I am not against a good-quality education, and I recognize it takes money for a good-quality education.

But I do wonder why the district keeps asking for additional funding when it has unused assets it could sell and minimize the time and monies spent in requesting these bonds. 

One example is the property on the northwestern corner of 175th Avenue and Sweetwater in Surprise.

A few years back, Surprise investigated purchasing this land, but was refused.

Dysart Unified has reportedly stated it has no use for the land, yet it refuses offers to buy it.

Why not sell these assets and use that money, instead of expending time and money opting for a bond? 

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