Frequently Asked Questions
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Q. How does mail-in balloting work?
A. For a detailed how-to, please visit our Voting Page.
Q. What is the project's total cost and why is it that amount?
A. It is a $10.9 million project, which has been pared to essentials
necessary to meet laws, codes and standards. However, construction costs have risen 40% since 2005, when voters turned down the previous
school-bond question.
Q. How much will it cost me if it is approved?
A. To see the monthly tax impact on homes of various values, please see the Homeowners Page.
Q. Are the City of Cripple Creek and businesses in the area in support of the bond this time?
A. Yes, the Cripple Creek City Council
passed a resolution of support. Also, the Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co. has donated $5,000, Bronco Billy's, J.P. McGills, and
the new casino's representative, mayoral candidate Dan Baader, have all donated $1,000. Cripple Mayor Ed Libby generously gave $2,000. The
ABCd didn't get on the agenda in time to ask the Victor City Council for its endorsement.
Q. How is this bond proposal different from the proposal defeated two years ago?
A. The School Board formed a Health and Safety
Committee 1½ years ago to assess the needs. The design this time is based on those identified needs — health, safety, standardization
of classrooms, efficiency, security, accessability. We are addressing needs, not wants. The modernization is meant to bring the school up to
current standards and codes.
Q. If this bond is about health and safety, why is there a 20,000 square-foot expansion included?
A. The school was designed more than
30 years ago for K-12. Average classroom size is 500 square feet as opposed to 700-800 square feet, which is standard for high school students.
Locker rooms are inadequate; visiting teams have to change in the hallway. Storage is also inadequate. For example, the stage area is unusable
because it is used as a storage area for, among other things, the wrestling mats. The extra square footage also provides a new entryway,
for safer off-street bus loading, and a more functional student commons area.
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