We moved to Ridgefield with a toddler in 1995 and the population then was 1,400 folks. We were the newbies, our neighborhood was the first planned neighborhood and not everyone liked the “new neighborhood.” As our family grew and our kids went through the Ridgefield schools, we watched the town grow. The new families each year move here for the same reasons we did — because they love it. Our schools are one of the many attractions of Ridgefield. Go to a football game and see the whole town turn out to cheer. We are a community that supports each other and supports our kids. Proposition 3, the upcoming school bond vote, will allow our schools to grow along with the town. The current schools are at capacity and Union Ridge Elementary is overcrowded with a student population at approximately twice its capacity. The school district has developed an efficient plan that accommodates growth while taking advantage of state funding. The new school bond will meet our school needs while still keeping our tax rate at one of the lowest in the county. I am voting yes and I urge you to support our community and our kids and vote yes on the Ridgefield school bond in the upcoming election.
