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Friends of Fields files Demand Letter to MVSD to suspend expenditure of Measure G funds

Friends of Fields (“FOF”) has submitted a "Demand of Friends of Fields For Emergency Meeting Of Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (the "CBOC" ) To Verify Bond Funds Are Being Used As Intended, Appointment Of Independent Counsel And Report To The Public" letter to the CBOC and the Mill Valley School District Board, invoking the CBOC’s oversight and accountability authority over the expenditure of Measure G funds.

This is in response to the Mill Valley School District's (MVSD) proposal to build a new Mill Valley Middle School on Friends Field at the Mill Valley Community Center.

For more information on this subject, please read the recent Marin Post post, "Save Friends Field at the Mill Valley Community Center."

Among other things, the FOF letter to MVSD states,

"In view of the nature and gravity of the issues raised by this Demand, the Mill Valley School District (“School District'') should refrain from interfering with the CBOC’s ability to ensure that Measure G funds are expended only for their intended purposes. FOF hereby demands that the School District suspend all actions related to the expenditure of Measure G funds, including but not limited to, entering into contracts, approving proposals or taking any other actions involving Measure G funds for sixty days to afford the CBOC an adequate opportunity to verify that funds are being used for their intended purpose."


Below is the text of the FOF letter to the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee of the Mill Valley School District. A copy of the letter is attached.


DEMAND OF FRIENDS OF FIELDS FOR EMERGENCY MEETING OF CBOC TO VERIFY BOND FUNDS ARE BEING USED AS INTENDED, APPOINTMENT OF INDEPENDENT COUNSEL AND REPORT TO THE PUBLIC

INTRODUCTION

HISTORY OF FRIENDS FIELD

MEASURE G AND USE OF BOND FUNDS FOR UNINTENDED PURPOSES

"To upgrade classrooms, science labs and learning technology in Mill Valley elementary and middle schools; repair/replace leaky roofs/windows, improve accessibility for students with disabilities; add solar and replace outdated/inefficient heating, ventilation, electrical/plumbing systems; shall Mill Valley School District’s measure to issue $194,000,000 in bonds at legal interest rates be adopted, raising approximately $9,300,000 annually while bonds are outstanding averaging 2.6¢ per $100 of assessed value, with oversight, annual audits and all funds improving local schools?"

THE CBOC MUST SET AN EMERGENCY MEETING TO VERITY THAT BOND FUNDS ARE BEING USED AS INTENDED, RETAIN INDEPENDENT COUNSEL AND REPORT TO THE PUBLIC

CONCLUSION

Respectfully submitted,

s/Mark A. Chavez - Mark A. Chavez

s/Christopher C. Kearney - Christopher C. Kearney

Dated: February 5, 2024