Northwest ISD is asking voters to approve a nearly $2 billion bond package that will help plan for the rapidly growing district's future.
"That rapid growth is unprecedented we are considered the fastest growing district in North Texas and because of that, we have facility needs and we want to build facilities to meet the growing students," said Foust.Here's what's in these propositions that people can vote on separately.
Prop A: New facilities including 12 new schools capital improvements and transportation with new buses which has a price tag of $1,672,193,000Prop C: Technology devices for students and teachers for $21,752,000."This bond program is planning for the future, it's not to meet all our immediate needs. We're meeting those needs concurrently with previous bonds that have been passed. This is planning for the next 8,400 students," said Foust.
The district said the bond program would be paid for by a $0.001 tax increase. For an average $450,000 house, that would mean an extra $4.10 to $4.15 bump in taxes per year. "The reason why it's such a small tax increase for the average homeowner in our area is because the property value growth in our 234 square miles is pretty significant," added Foust.
This bond proposal was created based on the recommendations by a citizens group called the Long-Range Planning Committee. They presented the bond proposal to the NISD Board of Trustees, who voted on Monday to put it on the ballot.For more in-depth information on what's all in the bond proposal,
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