WHAT IS MEASURE J?

In November 2016 voters in the Butte-Glenn Community College District approved Measure J, a $190 million dollar general obligation bond to upgrade classrooms to improve safety and prepare students/ veterans for university transfer/ careers, such as nursing, welding, emergency response by upgrading aging classrooms/ technology, removing asbestos/ unsafe gas lines, improving water conservation, electrical wiring, security, constructing science, welding, public safety, Veterans facilities, and repairing, acquiring, constructing property, facilities/ equipment.

QUICK FACTS

Voter Approval

Measure J was approved November 8, 2016, by 67.00% of the voters in Butte County and by approximately 55.50% of voters in Glenn County.

How much?

Amount of general obligation bonds approved - $190,000,000

Sale of Bonds

 

Series A issued April 2017 in the amount of $42,000,000

Series B issued July 2019 in the amount of $49,500,000

Series C issued May 2022 in the amount of $50,000,000

 

Costs

Tax rate is based on average assessed value, not market value. The rate is the same for both Butte and Glenn Counties.

• Legal tax rate limit per $100,000 of assessed value - $25
• Estimated tax rate per $100,000 of assessed value - $25

 

Series A assessed value per $100,000 is $18.14

Series B assessed value per $100,000 is $18.14

Series C assessed value per $100,000 is $18.14

 

What is it for?

Upgrade classrooms for job and career pathways in fields like nursing, law enforcement and welding.

Repair classrooms to better prepare returning veterans for high-paying jobs.

Provide facilities to prepare students to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.

Improve vocational education to prepare students for careers.

Provide a permanent Veterans Resource Center.

Build a new welding facility.

Provide a science, technology and engineering center for instruction in high-tech fields.

Improve water conservation.

Replace deteriorating gas, electrical and sewer lines and leaky roofs.

Remove asbestos.

Meet current building safety codes.

 

Citizens’ Oversight Committee

The Governing Board has established a Citizens’ Oversight Committee to ensure proper spending of bond proceeds.