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Tacoma schools to request $500M for new schools in February

More than a dozen new or remodeled schools could be on the drawing boards for Tacoma kids, if voters approve a $500 million bond measure Feb. 12.

Published: Nov. 2, 2012 at 6:35 a.m. PDTUpdated: Nov. 2, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. PDT
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More than a dozen new or remodeled schools could be on the drawing boards for Tacoma kids, if voters approve a $500 million bond measure Feb. 12.

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