By SHRADDHA R. JAISWAL Special to the Daily Press
Santa Monica College board members voted unanimously on Wednesday to move forward on the $175 million bond proposal that voters could see on the November ballot.
However, board members made it clear that the approval should not be construed as a vote in support of placing it in front of voters. The board’s official vote on the proposal is expected in August.
“I hope that a vote tonight is not tantamount to saying ‘yes’ to next month, and I wouldn’t want my vote to be perceived that way,” said Carole Currey, vice-chair of the SMC board.
Although the board approved writing the language for the ballot measure, some members expressed concerns echoed by SCHOOLS, from page 1
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 9, 2004. Read the original PDF.