The Hood River County School District board has directed its staff to draw up a resolution that will put a 20-year, 57-million dollar bond measure on the May ballot that will not raise the current tax rate, address major maintenance needs at all of the district’s facilities, and construct a new May Street Elementary School on the same property as it is located now.  Superintendent Dan Goldman says the district wants to use the bond measure to reduce the growing impact maintenance of aging buildings has on its operating budget.  The district has a bond expiring this year, so this measure would not raise the current tax rate.  Another district bond comes off the books in 2023.  District staff will present the resolution to the board at their next meeting on February 10 for a formal vote to place the measure on the May ballot.