The bumpy transition process in the Jordan District split hit a
bit of a rut Thursday when the Jordan School District Transition
Team rejected the proposed plan for the division of the district's
assets and liabilities.
Though officials say they agreed with a sizable portion of the
proposal, they couldn't sign off on agreeing to pay back the new
east-side school district $112 million from a bond -- something that
would require a tax increase on the west side.
"How do we say to the patrons, 'We're going to enter into an
agreement and commit the next board of education to pay the east
side $112 million,' and then turn around and say, 'By the way, you
are going to have to raise …
