Voters in Guadalupe County and Bexar County overwhelmingly handed all three components of a $295 million bond for Schertz-Cibolo-Common Metropolis Impartial College District in the course of the Might uniform elections.
Now, the district could have entry to funds for big-ticket upgrades together with new expertise, stadium renovations and faculty amenities refreshes.
Whereas bond elections are tax-rate elections that permit faculty districts to tackle big quantities of debt, SCUCISD officers say the bond shouldn’t improve taxpayers’ payments.
Saturday’s election outcomes come after voters rejected money-centric proposals in school districts all throughout the Bexar County area prior to now 12 months.
The district tried to extend its tax fee in November to entry extra funds for day-to-day prices like workers wages and college students packages, however simply over 50% of voters rejected the proposal.
This time, when contemplating a smaller ask, voters in SCUCISD, a semi-rural district which incorporates the far East Aspect of Bexar County, mentioned sure.
Proposition A was permitted with 67.53% of the vote.
It allocates $230.7 million for security and safety upgrades like changing hearth alarms and new safety vestibules; studying area additions and renovations to Dobie Jr. Excessive College and completely different profession and technical schooling constructing; and facility infrastructure initiatives like changing buses and upgrading HVAC techniques.
Proposition B was permitted with 60.1% of the general vote. Although a majority of voters primarily based in Bexar County rejected the proposition, Guadalupe voters, who made up many of the voters, carried the proposition ahead.
This proposition allocates $55.3 million for renovations to a number of district stadiums, increasing seating, updating security measures and changing synthetic turf at completely different fields.
Proposition C handed with 68.9% of the vote.
This proposition allocates $9.1 million for expertise substitute, particularly funding computer systems, iPads, and Chromebooks for each college students and workers.
