And because debt incurs interest payments, the PAWSD repayment costs from current debts might be closer to $90 million? According to a study by Reason.org, our country’s state and local government debt totaled about $6.1 trillion in 2023. Much of this state and local debt — maybe 35% — consists of unfunded employee pensions. We might get an answer to that question this November, if the Archuleta School District (ASD) decides to place a $122 million bond issue on the ballot. To compare the survey size (278) to the community’s voting population, 9,489 Archuleta County voters cast ballots in 2024.