Second poll shows support for $115 mil Reed Union schools bond

A second survey of Reed Union School District voters found steady support for a $115-million facilities bond measure, with the district board set to decide next month whether to formally place the measure on the November ballot.

The poll of 255 district voters likely to vote in the Nov. 3 election found 61% would support the proposed bond without any additional information about the tax measure or the district. That figure rose to about 63% after voters received educational statements about the bond measure, then fell slightly to about 62% after negative messaging, according to Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates, or FM3, the research firm that conducted the survey.

The poll, conducted April 23-May 6, had a 6.2% margin of error. The bond measure would need 55% voter approval to pass.

Even at 62% post-messaging support, the poll’s margin of error leaves the outcome statistically uncertain: the low end of the confidence interval — about 55.8% — clears the approval threshold by less than a percentage point.

Support remained steady among voters even after they received critical statements about the tax, Richard Bernard, a partner at FM3, told board members at their May 12 meeting.

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