$59.3 million bond package recommended to board
The Growth Impact Committee recommended to the Hays CISD Board of Trustees Monday night to move forward with a $59.3 million bond package. More than half that amount would pay for a new middle school on the east side of the interstate. The question of the need for a new high school surfaced during the discussions, according to Assistant Superintendent Carter Scherff.
He told trustees the district would need a new elementary school as well as a third full high school in the next five years. Committee member Burt Bronaugh, a former trustee, said the group of more than 20 had the opportunity to bring new ideas to the table but the committee opted to stick with the administration’s priority list. Will McManus, also a committee member, said the bond is an investment. “What are we getting out of it?” was a question he said the group tried to answer. He also said there is a lot of pain for raising taxes, but he felt none of the items on the list were “fluff.” Trustees will vote on whether to accept the impact committee’s recommendation at the Dec. 16 meeting. The board has the option to accept as is, make modifications – for example, approve a lesser amount of bond – or reject the recommendation.
To let your school board member know your opinion on the bond package, call or email using the contact information below from the Hays CISD website:
Mr. Willie Tenorio, Jr., President
District 2
[email protected]
512-586-5570
Mr. Robert Limon, Vice President
District 3
[email protected]
512-295-0098
Mrs. Sandra Bryant, Secretary
Member at Large
[email protected]
512-262-0620
Mr. Shaun Bosar
District 1
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512-504-3385
Mrs. Merideth Keller
District 4
[email protected]
512-312-5522
Mrs. Marty Kanetzky
District 5
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512-947-6474
Ms. Holly Raymond
Member at Large
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