MFISD sets meetings, events promoting $172.2M bond
Replacing the turf and scoreboard at Marble Falls High School’s Mustang Stadium are two of the projects on the $172.2 million bond package that will be put to voters on May 3. The Marble Falls Independent School District is holding several meetings leading up to the vote to make sure voters have the right details and all of their questions answered before they go to the polls. Staff photo by Dakota Morrissiey
Marble Falls Independent School District voters have several opportunities to learn more about the $172.2 million bond package on the May 3 ballot. A combination of formal meetings and informal events are scheduled leading up to the early voting period.
MFISD launched a website dedicated to educating voters about the proposed bond package on Feb. 25, but district and community leaders hope to reach more people out in the community.
“Our needs are going to change every few years, and if the district does not address those, then it is going to be a bigger challenge in the future,” MFISD Superintendent Jeff Gasaway told DailyTrib.com. “For Marble Falls, the school is the hub of the community. Our community wants the schools to be good and be well maintained. This bond will put us in a position to address the needs put forth by the (Community Advisory Committee).”
According to Gasaway, the debt payments that would be garnered from the bond package could be covered by the district’s current property valuation tax rate of 89 cents per $100, meaning it would not increase taxes.
The MFISD Community Advisory Committee developed the bond package over the course of five months in 2024. The around-60-member committee included district staff, parents, and residents. The group pitched the package to the MFISD Board of Trustees in December 2024, and, after some tweaking, the board approved the bond for the May ballot.
City and school elections are May 3. Early voting is April 22-29. The last day to register to vote in the election is April 3.
BOND PROPOSITIONS
The bond is split into four propositions, each addressing different projects for districtwide improvement and maintenance.
- Proposition A—$131.43 million for districtwide maintenance, safety and security upgrades, campus improvements, a career and technical education facility, playgrounds, major facility renovations, and traffic flow improvements.
- Proposition B—$2.2 million for new digital classroom devices for all students and staff.
- Proposition C—$12.51 million for athletic facility improvements, new turf for the high school softball field and Mustang Stadium, a new stadium scoreboard, a locker room addition, and relocating the high school baseball field with new turf.
- Proposition D—$26.05 million for a new high school multi-purpose facility, a new high school weight room, and a new high school auxiliary gym.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS
- Vote Yes for MFISD Kids Kickoff Party—March 30 from 2-4 p.m. at Fresh Air & Food Park, 4350 in Cottonwood Shores
- Public bond meeting—April 3 at 6 p.m. at Lake Shores Church, 704 U.S. 281 North in Marble Falls
- Coffee and Bites with the Superintendent—April 9 at 10 a.m. at MFISD Central Administration Building, 1800 Colt Circle in Marble Falls
- Prose Thunder Rock community bond meeting—April 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Thunder Rock Clubhouse, 1201 Centurion Parkway in Marble Falls
- MFISD Coffee Talk—April 15 from 9-11 a.m. at Numinous Coffee Roasters, 715 RR 1431 in Marble Falls
- Public bond meeting—April 17 at 6 p.m. at MFISD Central Administration Building, 1800 Colt Circle in Marble Falls
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Why can’t the deer be relocated to other areas? This is like shooting fish in a barrel. Just how accurate are these deer counts? I never understood their doe to buck ratio. Some of the biggest bucks we killed were low fence with a large doe to buck ratio. I guess that is why they want to do away with this agency.
The ballots which are already available for review clearly states on each bond proposal that this is a Tax Increase. The current Rate will not trigger an increase but your taxes will go up. Appraisals are fixing to come out and more than likely values will be up which means higher taxes. Then comes budget season for the ISD. The current rate very well could go up and most likely it will.
What Gasaway does not say (while the tax rate is unchanged) is that as your property valuation increases so does your tax. Without the bond, the tax rate could be lowered and the tax increase due to property valuation would be lower.
Bless your heart
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