The bond resolution puts in black and white the Lawrence school board’s intent to close Centennial and East Heights schools after bond-financed additions are completed at Cordley and New York schools. In all, $4.6 million would be invested at Cordley and $3.3 million at New York.

The bond also provides $4.9 million for additions to replace portable classrooms at Broken Arrow, Deerfield, Hillcrest, Kennedy, Quail Run, Sunset Hill and Wakarusa Valley schools.

Half the bond money — $30 million — would be spent on junior high schools, including $21.1 million to replace South Junior High School.

Central and West junior high schools would each have $3.2 million for renovations. At Southwest Junior High School, $2.5 million is earmarked for new classrooms to replace portables and expand the cafeteria.

The board would use $8.9 million to renovate Lawrence High School and $6.8 million to expand Lawrence Alternative High School, which would be renamed Lawrence Futures Academy.

Two-thirds of the construction budget is aimed at schools east of Iowa Street.

If passed, and assuming bond debt was repaid over 20 years and interest rates didn’t climb dramatically before the bonds were sold, the issue would cost the owner of a home with a $100,000 assessed valuation $5.81 a month, or $69.69 a year, in increased property taxes.