South Western City Schools is preparing to rebuild Grove City High School and Westland High School after voters approved a $220 million bond measure, even as municipal officials in Grove City, Ohio, review whether a separate local law will require another vote.

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Roughly 66% of voters backed Issue 6, which will not increase the district’s property tax millage rate. The measure’s passage unlocks approximately $113 million in state matching funds from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. The school district serves more than 22,000 students across Franklin County and Pickaway County.

At the same time, Grove City voters passed Issue 28, a municipal charter amendment requiring voter approval for developments of 50 acres or more. Because the Grove City High School site exceeds 50 acres and public schools are not exempt under the amendment, city leaders are determining whether the building project must go before voters again in November 2027.

Grove City Law Director Stephen Smith said the municipality is examining how the measure might impact project schedules and execution.

Despite the overlapping ballot results, district spokesperson Evan Debo said the district is moving forward as planned, aiming to begin construction in 2028 and open both replacement high schools in late summer 2031. Both Grove City High School and Westland High School opened in 1971 and will be reconstructed on their existing properties, allowing students to attend classes during construction without requiring new land purchases.

The school board has approved up to $50 million in short-term borrowing to fund early facilities work before issuing long-term bonds. The initial steps include seeking a construction manager for athletic and extracurricular upgrades, which will bring artificial turf fields to Central Crossing High School, Franklin Heights High School, and Westland High School.

District officials also noted that the new facilities will expand career and technical education offerings, pointing to 175 juniors who were waitlisted for programs at the South Western Career Academy for the 2025-26 school year.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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South Western City Schools oo Bilowday Qorshaha Labo Dugsi Sare oo Cusub

Degmada Dugsiyada South Western City Schools ayaa guda-gashay tallaabooyinka dib loogu dhisayo dugsiyada sare ee Grove City High School iyo Westland High School, kadib markii codbixiyeyaashu ay meelmariyeen hindise amaah ah oo gaaraya $220 milyan. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, mas’uuliyiinta magaalada Grove City, Ohio ayaa hadda qiimeynaya haddii xeer hoosaad cusub oo deegaanka ah uu u baahan doono codbixin kale oo gaar ah.

Qiyaastii 66% codbixiyeyaasha ayaa u codeeyay hindisaha loogu magac daray Issue 6, kaas oo aan kordhin doonin heerka canshuurta hantida ee dadka deegaanka laga qaado. Ansixinta tallaabadan ayaa sidoo kale u soo xareysay degmada lacag kab ah oo qiyaastii dhan $113 milyan, taas oo ka imaanaysa guddiga dhismaha xarumaha gobolka ee Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. Degmada South Western City Schools ayaa waxbarasho siisa in ka badan 22,000 oo arday oo ku kala nool deegaannada Franklin County iyo Pickaway County.

Isla doorashadaas, dadweynaha Grove City ayaa sidoo kale meelmariyay Issue 28, oo ah wax-ka-beddel lagu sameeyay xeerka magaalada kaas oo dhigaya in codbixin guud laga qaado mashruuc kasta oo dhulkiisu dhan yahay ama ka badan yahay 50 acres. Maadaama dhulka uu ku fadhiyo Grove City High School uu ka weyn yahay 50 acres, dugsiyada dowladdana aan laga dhaafin xeerka, hoggaanka magaalada ayaa baaraysta haddii loo baahan doono in mashruuca dib loogu celiyo codbixiyeyaasha marka la gaaro November 2027.

Agaasimaha sharciga ee Grove City, Stephen Smith, ayaa bayaan uu soo saaray ku xaqiijiyay in maamulka magaaladu uu baranayo saameynta ka dhalan karta sharcigan iyo sida uu wax uga beddeli karo jadwalka fulinta dhismaha.

In kasta oo ay jiraan labadan xeer ee is-dhaafay, afhayeenka degmada dugsiyada Evan Debo ayaa sheegay in qorshahoodu u socdo sidii loogu talagalay. Degmada ayaa doonaysa in dhismaha la billaabo sanadka 2028, labada dugsi sare ee cusubna albaabada loo furo dhammaadka xagaaga 2031. Dugsiyada Grove City High School iyo Westland High School oo la furay sanadkii 1971 ayaa dib looga dhisi doonaa isla dhulalka ay hadda ku yaallaan, ardayduna waxbarashada way sii wadan doonaan inta dhismaha lagu jiro iyada oo aan loo baahannayn in dhul cusub la soo iibiyo.

Golaha waxbarashada ee degmada ayaa sidoo kale meelmariyay amaah gaaban oo gaareysa ilaa $50 milyan si loo maalgeliyo wejiga koowaad ee shaqooyinka xarumaha ka hor inta aan la soo saarin curaarta muddada dheer. Tallaabooyinka ugu horreeya ayaa lagu wadaa in lagu raadiyo maamulaha dhismaha ee hagaajinta garoomada cayaaraha iyo barnaamijyada manhajka ka baxsan, kuwaas oo cows macmal ah u yeeli doona dugsiyada Central Crossing High School, Franklin Heights High School, iyo Westland High School.

Mas’uuliyiinta degmada ayaa sidoo kale caddeeyay in dhismayaasha cusub ay fursad weyn u noqon doonaan ballaarinta tababarrada farsamada gacanta iyo xirfadaha, iyadoo xusid mudan in sanad-dugsiyeedka 2025-26 ay 175 arday oo fasalka 11-aad ah safka sugidda ugu jireen barnaamijyada South Western Career Academy.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus