Flour Bluff ISD is proposing three bond propositions totaling $193 million which would improve facilities and expand learning opportunities.
If the bonds are approved in May, the district’s tax rate would increase slightly.
The bond proposal was developed with input from a community advisory committee and unanimously approved by the school board.
The Flour Bluff Independent School District board has called for a bond election for May 3.
Voters will be faced with three propositions totaling more than $193 million which would improve and modernize facilities, develop outdoor learning environments and improve Flour Bluff High School’s Hornet Stadium.
The three propositions are separate ballot items, which means voters will be able to choose to approve or deny any or all of the propositions. If all are approved, the district’s interest and sinking property tax rate would increase by an estimated $0.181 per $100 of assessed value.
The Flour Bluff ISD board of trustees voted on Thursday evening to call for the election.
According to a Friday Flour Bluff ISD Facebook post, the bond recommendation was developed through collaboration with district leadership, community members and staff.
The community advisory committee had six meetings over four months including more than 100 people, according to the district website. The committee’s recommendation was approved unanimously by the school board.
“This bond is our opportunity to give these kids what they deserve, to give to this staff and this faculty what they deserve,” board member David Gerlach said during the meeting.
What’s in each proposition?
Proposition A includes over $110,835,550 for general facilities improvements including safety enhancements, modernization of campuses and infrastructure updates.
This includes campus additions and renovations, technology infrastructure, replacing aging buses, district-wide HVAC needs, increasing the high school cafeteria capacity, physical education and playground upgrades, enhancing traffic flow and renovating the auditorium. The largest item in this proposition is $52.6 million for campus infrastructure renovations.
Proposition B includes $67,254,960 for the development of outdoor learning environments and to expand hands-on learning experiences.
This would impact the district’s oceans and wetlands learning center . It also includes an addition for career and technical education, Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training and fine arts, and physical education gym and field improvements. About $49 million would go toward the fine arts classrooms, career and technical education renovations and NJROTC expansion. More than $3.7 million would be for the outdoor learning center.
Proposition C includes $15,400,000 to improve Hornet Stadium, addressing facility conditions and usability.
Tax impact
On average, the district has lowered its total tax rate by 6.67% annually since 2018. Over the past 10 years, the total district tax rate has decreased by 40 cents per $100 of assessed property value, according to the district’s Facebook post.
However, individual property owners might see their tax bills rise or fall based on the value of their property, which is determined by the Nueces County Appraisal District.
Texas public school districts have two tax rates. The maintenance and operations tax rate is set annually by the school board within the constraints of state law and is used to fund day-to-day expenses like staff salaries, insurance costs and supply needs.
The interest and sinking tax rate is used to pay off debt, which schools take on in the form of bonds in order to finance new construction and renovations.
The interest and sinking tax rate is the portion of the total property tax rate that is impacted by school bond elections. In order to sell tax-supported bonds, the district must receive voter approval.
Proposition A would result in a $0.1037 per $100 of taxable value increase, which would be a $25.93 monthly impact for a homeowner with $300,000 of taxable value. Proposition B would result in a $0.0629 increase, which would be a $15.37 monthly impact for a homeowner with a $300,000 value. Proposition C would result in a $0.0144 increase, which would be a $3.6 monthly impact for a homeowner with a $300,000 value.
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