Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions

PART 1: WHAT ARE THE FOUR JGISD PROPOSITIONS?
  • Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions
    Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions
  • Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions
    Jayton-Girard ISD sets discussions on 4 bond propositions
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    District says $0 tax increase on current overall tax rate

    The board of trustees of Jayton-Girard ISD has been setting a strategy to cover $21 million in improvement projects for school facilities, if voters approve the four separate propositions set for this November’s ballot.

    The Texas Spur had the opportunity this week to talk with district superintendent Scott Bicknell about the four projects, and the anticipated funding for bond repayments via the Permanent School Fund. We’ll have a full story in next week’s issue, following the first planned

    FOUR PROPOSITIONS
    totaling $21 million will be on the November ballot for Kent County voters in the Jayton-Girard ISD tax district. (A note on the district’s informational flyer below these four propositions reads: As part of House Bill 3 passed by the 86th Texas Legislature in 2019, all ballot language for school bond elections must include the statement,“This is a property tax increase.”The District does not anticipate any increase in the current overall tax rate.) | COURTESY GRAPHIC
    PROPOSITION A
    The issuance of $10,000,000 in bonds for school facilities and the purchase of new school buses and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds.This is a property tax increase.

    PROPOSITION B
    The issuance of $9,000,000 in bonds for school teacher housing and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.

    PROPOSITION C
    The issuance of $1,000,000 in bonds for school technology improvements and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.

    PROPOSITION D
    The issuance of $1,000,000 in bonds for recreational facilities and the levy of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds. This is a property tax increase.

    community meeting on the topic, Sunday, Sept. 8.

    “Please join us in our Community 2024 November Bond Election presentations for Jayton-Girard ISD,” reads the information on the district’s Facebook page. The Kent County Community Center building is located at 156 W. 4th St. in Jayton, facing the grass square in the middle of town.

    Presentation #1: Sunday, September 8, 2024, 4 p.m. at the Community Center Presentation #2: Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 7 p.m. at the Community Center Presentation #3: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 7 p.m. at the Community Center

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