In January, the school board will decide whether to have a bond election in June to raise the $25.8 million. That amount does not include purchases of property and a road that the district will need to expand the Timpanogos site, said Sandy Packard, a member of the board.

At the open houses, district leaders said that property taxes on a $200,000 home would increase $10 a year for every $5 million issued in bonds.

Voters also in June could be asked to approve a tax leeway of up to $2.3 million for increased energy costs of utilities and bus fuel, teacher salaries or general operating expenses.

The exact amount of a leeway, which would push ongoing money to the school district, is not yet known. It will depend on whether the school board ultimately decides to close Grandview Elementary after a Lakeview school was built.

Property for the new Lakeview school is in northwest Provo, and board members are unsure whether there is enough population justify keeping Grandview open in addition to the new school and Westridge Elementary.

The computer surveys are not considered random because the respondents were the people who showed up at the open houses and voluntarily took the surveys. Most respondents were parents; not all lived in Provo. Twenty-four percent were district employees.

"The employees definitely have a vested interest" in the outcomes of the survey, Packard said.

A developer with knowledge on the west side of Provo tonight will answer board members' questions about growth projections.

A Brigham Young University professor who has studied the physical conditions of district buildings also will answer questions about Dixon Middle School.

Packard also said she wonders whether Dixon has been maintained well enough to justify keeping it open.

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