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t,?'t C OD SCHOOLS FOR NORTH CAROLINA Vote '~s for School & Road Bonds Nm: 5 ,\i'eds A 1996 General p~,./ :" Assembly study conclud- ' :'::' ed there ,,'ere SCtlOOI consu'uction needs of over 56.2 billion. North Carolina's schools are: :::: OLD -- over half the school buildings were cousu-ucted before or during the President Eisenhower Adminlsu'adon. :' CROWDED -- 25.000 additional students crowd into e.'dst- ing sd~oots each ye~. In some schools, classes m'e being held in converted storage rooms, former coai bins and on stages. RL .~.DOXk .X -- .Ma,nv schools have structural. ~2ter and sewer problems, and fail to meet modem fire codes. Funding Eve~' county willxeceive funds based on curt'em enrollment. rote of'enrollment growth, size of ~stem and ability to pay. Small s3~tems and lo~weaith ~stems will receive a spec/al allo- cation of $650 million. Total school bonds will be 1.8 billion. How Fu~& will be uae& Funds ~dll double the rate of school construction. Classrooms ~dll be built for 100,000 students and to replace up to Z000 trailers. Old school building~ ~dll be reno\areal. libraries built. ~ater and sewer repairs made and multi-purpose rooms constructed. No Tax Increase The school bonds will not increase taxes. Bonds aill be paid for fi.om existing state revenue sources. ['or further information contact: N. f2. Partnership for Schools & Roads P. o. Box 9508, Raleigh. NC ~7602 · 919.8:31-00:56 · ['ax 9194:31-9978 ROADS FOR NORTH CAROLINA Xbte Yes for School & Road Bonds No'c 5 Needs Construction of safe Ngh~=.',~ in North Carolina is not keeping pace with the i,~creased strain on roads: ?.t~ U'affic is up 50% in the la.st 10 years. N.C.'s major urban highways are now the 5th most congested in Araerica. ~ In 1995. N.C. had its highest ever number of highway tm.shes and injuries. Highest number of highway deaths since 1989. North Carolina has above average high~ay famli~, rate. ::::.~ Tens of thousands of Norfl~ Ca.roilnians still mu.st travel to school and work on dirt m~d gravel roads. ~:~:~ ,Many areas still need four-l.aned roads to help attract economic development. Funding $150 million for secondap,' roada $300 mi~on for intrastate roads S500 million for ta'ban loops How funds will be used Funds xdll be used to speed up completion of road projects airea~' pl~mned in every N.C. couna,: Accelerated coustruction ..... ~,,ill save taxpayers $93 mi2ion in cests for land, personnd, products and sen~ces. Projects include: ~::: Pa'&~g 1200 miles of secondao.' roads in all counties 1 to 3 ),ears earlier. i;i;:~ Widening intrastate roads throughout North Carolina from two to four lanes, from one to five 5'ears earlier. ~;~ Completing major sections of seven urban loops up to six years earls; No Tax Increase The road bonds will not increase taxes. Funds wi/l be paid f~ out of existing Highway Trust Funds.