And as educators, as teachers, administrators, business and industry leaders, as community leaders, we continuously engage in conversations about ways to lift up our valley, and it always comes back to one thing: education. “This place helps them develop the connections and that vision. For so many of them they lack a vision of the future, and this place becomes that lighthouse,” Johnson said.

“In my role as superintendent, as an educator in this Valley, I’ve seen firsthand the impact that Fresno State has for our children, especially the children from our rural areas. Tuesday’s press conference, hosted by former Sanger Unified School District Superintendent Marc Johnson, marked the beginning of the public campaign to get Measure E passed in November. Measure E needs a majority vote in November to pass. The expected revenue is $36 million annually and $720 million over the life of the term. The exception to the tax is the City of Reedley, which would have its sales tax rate only raised by 0.025 percent.Īt least two-thirds of the money would be required to be utilized for academic improvements, while the other third would be allowed for athletics improvements, such as the aging Valley Children’s Stadium. Measure E, officially called the California State University Fresno Facility and Academic Program Improvement Initiative, would impose a 0.2 percent sales tax on Fresno County residents that would last for a 20-year term. Last week, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors placed Measure E on the November ballot after Fresno County Clerk James Kus certified over 28,000 signatures. Measure E proponents kicked off their public campaign Tuesday morning at Fresno State, pushing for the benefits of academic facility improvements while steering clear of discussing renovations for Valley Children’s Stadium. The ballot measure to pay for major upgrades to Fresno State’s academic and athletic facilities officially has a name.

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