Construction contractors among major donors to school parcel tax campaign

BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS
Daily Post Staff Writer

A campaign to renew and increase a San Carlos School District parcel tax has reached nearly $95,000 in donations, including a lot of money from construction contractors.

The campaign known as Citizens for San Carlos Schools is in support of Measure K, which would renew and increase a parcel tax from $334 to $489 a year to help fund teachers and student services.

The campaign has received $94,918 in donations, notably from construction companies and local school associations.

Notable donations

Construction contractors donated heaps of money to the campaign, including Flint Design Build ($20,000), Van Pelt Construction Services ($2,000), CORE Construction ($2,500), Studio W Architects ($2,500) and KYA Services ($2,500).

Van Pelt Construction, Flint Design Build and CORE Construction are contractors in projects being paid for by the district’s bond money.

Alongside contractors, local school associations have contributed to the campaign, including the San Carlos Educational Foundation ($25,000), San Carlos Charter Learning Center ($1,999), the Sequoia Union High School Education Foundation ($750), Adrunel PTA eScrip Program ($3,998) and Heather Elementary School PTA ($4,499).