All but one school bond passed for four local districts in the May 6th election.
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At a time when inflation and higher property taxes have driven wages down, it would be difficult to ask taxpayers to approve measures that could further increase their taxes.
However, voters on Saturday passed all but one of the local school district bond measures.
Alamo Heights ISD, Comal ISD, Southwest ISD, and Medina Valley ISD received voter approval to advance major county initiatives. However, Comal ISD voters rejected one of the three bond offers.
Bond funding comes from property taxes, but due to an increase in property valuation, this increase for part of the school district may already be covered.
Related: How are school bond projects paid? KSAT explains
Here’s what happened in each area:
Alamo Heights
All three proposals to vote on the $371 million bond county referendum were easily accepted.
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69% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A, which includes renovation and renovation of all campuses, improved technology infrastructure, safety and security, and new school buses. The bond will also cover the cost of a new Howard Early Childhood Center building, a new central office/training center, and a softball field, in addition to improving parking and traffic flow.
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58% of voters voted in favor of Proposition B, which would fund the creation of an extracurricular team and meeting spaces for AH students and community members under the restored visitor stand at Orem Stadium. Improvements will include additional parking and dedicated practice facilities for the first time for an AH golf team, as well as new restrooms, concessions, locker rooms and equipment for Sports Media student programs.
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67% of voters voted in favor of Proposition C, which would fund technology, including devices for students and staff.
Komal ISD
Voters accepted two of three proposals in the referendum on Comal ISD bonds totaling more than half a billion dollars.
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55% of voters voted in favor of Proposition A for a total of $560,564,863. The money will be used to build three new elementary schools and a high school to help the growing community. Proposal A will also fund the new Life Bridges campus, a program designed to educate young people with disabilities to increase independence in the family and community. More than $17 million of this proposal will go towards funding safety and security projects throughout the county.
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59% voted against Proposition B for a total of $46,094,984. This proposal aims to improve stadium safety at Canyon Lake High School and expand the grandstand and stadium at Davenport High School.
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53% of voters accepted Proposition C, total $28,000,000. Proposal C will fund the purchase of student learning devices, audiovisual classroom equipment, Wi-Fi expansion, and wide area network (WAN) infrastructure throughout the district.
Medina Valley ISD
A year after voters vehemently rejected a nearly $400 million bond package, Medina Valley ISD voters handed over the $376 million bail easily in a May 6 vote, winning 63% voter approval. The district said the bond was necessary to keep up with rapidly growing enrollment in the area, which stretches from Medina County to a small part of Bexar County.
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New High School – $323 million
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Purchase of land – $30 million
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Agricultural complex and JROTC facility in Medina Valley HS – $14 million
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Security and Safety Improvements – $5 million
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Traffic improvements – $4 million
Southwestern ISD
Voters in the Southwestern Independent School District are considering a pair of bond packages equal to the sum of the district’s last three packages. County officials calculated that the bond would cost the average taxpayer in the county about $15 more per year.
The two bond offerings, put to the vote on May 6, for a total of $250 million, include money for the following:
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Increasing safety across all its campuses
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New schools and additions to cope with the expected influx of new students
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Refurbishment on other campuses
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high school sports stadium
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Buying air-conditioned buses
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Combined professional development building, student center and central office.
Proposal A was accepted by 71% of the voters who voted for the measure.
Proposal B was passed with 68% of the votes in favor of the measure.
SWISD elections were not conducted by Bexar County, so voters had to specifically go to one of the county’s polling stations to vote.
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Norberto “Jeremy” Landin
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See the full voting results here.
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