Several of those new buildings have yet to initiate construction, meaning that the projects presented at Tuesday's school board meeting could take several years to break ground if voters take to next year's request. That vote allowed the school system to start on 23 new projects to aid its student population exceeding 140,000.
Why it matters: In order to compensate for the new buildings, CMS will likely submit a request in 2023 to increase a $922 million bond referendum approved in 2017 to $2 billion.
