The $283 million bond proposal from Canyons School District to upgrade, expand and rebuild several schools may be a good thing.
Some of the older schools were built in the 1950s and cannot support the technology needed in today’s classrooms.
But while Friends of Canyons School District Bond, the political issues committee set up to promote the proposal, is touted as concerned parents wanting to ensure a better education for their children, the PIC’s financial backers include architecture and engineering firms that could make tens of millions of dollars if the projects are approved.
Even so, parents and residents don’t seem to be nearly as passionate about getting the bond passed as the companies that have bid on the projects.