The November 8 ballot for Parma residents will include a 3.95-mill bond issue to partially fund the construction of a new Parma High School, with the rest of the money coming from state government.
Issue 9, if passed, will add $11.53 per month of real estate tax per $100,000 home valuation for homeowners. The money is to replace the current Parma High School, which is scheduled for demolition next year; its replacement will be constructed on the same site. The price tag for the $194.5 million, new 300,000-square-foot school will be paid partly for by Ohio Facilities Construction Commission matching funds of $79.1 million.
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According to Superintendent Charles Smialek, the new high school will be the largest high school campus in Northeast Ohio.
This year’s bond issue is markedly less than those that were defeated in May 2021 and November 2020. Those issues were for strategic consolidation plans that would have been used to cover the $300 million needed to construct a couple of 6-12 grade campuses where Valley Forge High School and Normandy High School are currently located.
Addressing the district’s past difficulty in passing bond levies, Superintendent Smialek pointed out that although the district has experienced its share of financial setbacks it has been steadily moving in the right direction.
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