The school department says it will cost $55 million plus and did they forget to tell us the interest will be $29 million plus, for a total of $85 million, which will cost the average taxpayer $5,181 over the life of the bond. This is above and beyond your current tax rate, which could possibly be increased based on future property revaluation.

Please vote no on the South Portland High School bond issue, and yes, we can rehab what needs to be done with a more realistic price tag.

Henrietta Larou

South Portland