That is why she spent more than an hour April 13 at Marysville Middle School asking questions about the April 26 bond election.

School officials spent the week informing voters about the $230 million in bonds that will be used to replace five schools and fix up all of the others.

The Open Houses were at four of the schools: Cascade and Liberty elementaries, MMS and Marysville-Pilchuck High School. A new middle school would be built in north Marysville west of the Strawberry Athletic Fields, taking the place of Totem Middle School.

“It’s a serious vote. I don’t take it lightly,” Petzoldt said.

She said she is total middle class, so money is an important issue. She wanted to know exactly what the plans are and where the money is going to be spent.

Petzoldt said she has two children who go to 10th Street Middle School now, but one will be attending Marysville Getchell High School next year. She was happy to hear that all schools will receive some benefit from the bond.

“It’s a big deal,” she said. “I’d encourage more people to come.”

While those events are over, voters still can become informed about the bonds by emailing the district’s communications officer Emily Wicks at communication25.org.

“I’ll get you the answers,” she promised.

Also, Wicks said she will be at the district’s school board meeting April 18 at 6:30 p.m. with all of her displays that show the work that is planned.

And, today at Comeford Park starting at 9:30 a.m. citizens who support the bonds are planning a rally.

As for the open houses, Wicks said a number of good questions were asked.

“People were excited that each district in the school is going to get something,” she said, adding, for example, that those at Shoultes Elementary are happy about a drop-off area because parking in that area is so limited.

Wicks also thought it was good for voters to see the conditions of the buildings that would be replaced.

“They could see it (the bond) makes sense,” she said, adding it will be positive for the community and help property values.

One thing that has frustrated Wicks is the misinformation she has seen on social media.

“It’s hard to keep up with all of the information out there, and it’s hard to gather accurate information,” she said, adding that’s why she hopes people will contact her before voting if they have any concerns.

Finance director Jim Baker was at a few of the open houses. He enjoyed walking people around the displays and showing them all what would happen.

“They wanted to know the short- and long-term benefits and that we were building for the future,” he said.

Facilities director Greg Dennis said he answered all types of questions, from where would kids go to school while the new ones were being built to funding.

“They wanted to know what they were going to get out of it,” he said.