Alpine School District has said repeatedly that a split is coming and inevitable - Lehi Press.

Alpine currently has 14 cities in the district and has not been able to meet Orem students needs.

Splitting with Alpine frees Alpine School District so it can give it’s attention to the other 13 cities and allows Orem to focus on Orem’s resources to repair or replace our buildings, and focus on Orem’s student academic growth.

• Over 67% of Orem's Property Taxes are given to Alpine School District to maintain and ensure our students' education. Close to $70 Million a year.

• $174 Million of Orem's Property taxes have gone outside of Orem over the last 20 years.

• While Alpine School District continues to increase the debt with ever larger bond debts, there is no guarantee that Orem’s property tax money will be used to fix Orem’s seismically challenged schools.

Historically Alpine School District has gone over budget by 25% for its capital projects in the last decade. Who has covered the overage? You have! How has that happened without your vote? Alpine School District has issued 3 lease revenue bonds - 2018, 2020, 2022. The interest rate is higher and the public was not given the opportunity to vote on them.

The only way to control spending is through local decision making, local control, and local oversight.

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Do Orem Kids Need A New Orem School

4 feasibility studies have all shown that an Orem District will thrive financially. 2004, 2006, 2017 (completed by Alpine School District), and the current 2022 study all state that an Orem School District is financially feasible.

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• As per Alpine Board Member Ada Wilson, “Orem will not see the bulk of this bond.” – Aug 9, 2022

• On Sept 13, 2022 Alpine School District Board of Education approved the Bond Priority Project List. On this announcement we learn that Orem will contribute $116 Million and receive $20 Million in return.
• Orem paid an average of 28% of Alpine School District Bonds, while only receiving 13% for Orem schools in the last 20 years.
• If this bond passes, and Orem doesn’t split, most of Orem’s tax dollars goes to land acquisition/school construction outside of Orem. Orem’s taxes would raise and our schools would remain in disrepair. Orem’s taxes are spent outside of Orem.
• If this bond passes and Orem does split, Orem would retain its share of the bond (which is approximately $125M). Orem’s taxes would raise AND we would fix our depreciating schools. Orem’s property taxes will remain in Orem.