The other Western Nevada County measure that appeared on the Election Night ballot also appears to be passing. Measure M is a 19-and-a-half-million-dollar bond, which would modernize infrastructure and facilities for the Pleasant Ridge School District. It still has 60-percent support, according to Friday’s vote county update. It needs 55-percent. District Superintendent, Greg Motarjeme, says they’ve never passed a bond before, including an unsuccessful effort in 2024. He says this campaign called for basic “nuts and bolts” improvements…

 

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The district has around 15-hundred-30 elementary, middle school, and charter school students. Motarjeme says their schools are over 50 years old. He says Measure M would also improve safety. That includes providing a new entrance into the Cottage Hill-Magnolia complex, in order to pull more student drop-off and pick-up vehicles off the road. The bond would also convert some of the multi-purpose rooms into community centers, including during emergencies, with the installation of air conditioning systems. Motarjeme says passage of would also give the district access to state matching funds…

 

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The district says Measure M also provides taxpayer safeguards, including an independent Citizens Oversight Committee and a detailed project list.