Marble Falls ISD voters say ‘yes’ to bonds and Berkman
FROM STAFF REPORTS
MARBLE FALLS — On its second time before voters, a $6.5 million bond proposition passed, opening the door to added technology and the expansion of career and technology programs for the Marble Falls Independent School District.
Voters approved the bond 1,049 to 998.
“I’m excited for the students and teachers in our district,” Marble Falls ISD superintendent Rob O’Connor said. “This bond will help our district build 21st century programs. Ultimately, we will be able to help better prepare our children for their futures. I appreciate the community’s support and look forward to building more community partnerships.”
The bond basically breaks down to $2.4 million for career and technology programs; $1.4 million for technology; $300,000 for middle school band instruments; $450,000 for drainage repairs at the Marble Falls High School softball/baseball fields; and $2 million for additional maintenance items.
By issuing debt, the amount of the bonds won’t be susceptible to the state’s recapture, so it stays in the district. Officials previously said, because of current school-finance laws and stable property values, the bond shouldn’t raise the property tax rate.
The district put the same bond before voters last November, when it failed, 1,154 to 995.
In the school board elections, former Marble Falls High School basketball coach Larry Berkman won the race for Place 4. He garnered 1,126 votes in the three-way contest. Billy Inman brought in 377 votes, while Kerry Loader earned 276.
Berkman will join Lee Ann Johnson, who won the Place 3 seat unopposed, as the two new faces on the board.
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