David Walker is a candidate for a seat on the Geary USD 475 Board of Education.

The 1959 Junction City High School graduate said he always had an interest in the school. “I haven’t had the time to dedicate to this kind of endeavor before. Now that I’ve sold most of my businesses before. Now that I’ve sold most of my businesses I’m thinking it’s time to try to something else.”

Walker feels there is a good opportunity now to get a high school built, “with basically no cost to the community, businesses or real estate taxes. I think we ought to take advantage of that.”

There is a proposal to build a new high school using only state and federal funding received by the school district with no increase in the local property tax levy. Voters will be asked to cast ballots in November to approve a bond issue for the project. Approval there would be necessary so the district could receive state aid to pay for 48% of the project.