BURTON ISD VOTERS TURN OUT FOR BOND ISSUE

  

Voters in the Burton school district are coming out to the polls to vote on a proposed $18 million bond issue. burton high school feature

The Burton school district is seeking voter approval to issue $18 million in bonds to fund facility improvements. The school district says the bonds are needed for an extensive campus improvement project. The improvement plan will include additional classrooms, expanded science labs and increasing cafeteria and kitchen space. The plans also include a new band hall, a new high school competition gym and a new football field with an eight lane track.

Dr. Edna Kennedy, the Superintendent for Burton ISD, says many people have come out to cast their vote already:

If the bond issue passes it would require a 31 cent increase in the tax rate for the district. The average homeowner in the district with a home valued at 158 thousand dollars would see their taxes go up $494 per year beginning in 2017.

Kennedy says the bonds are really more of a necessity than a want, as school enrollment continues to increase. Enrollment at Burton has grown steadily in the past 10 years, with an increase of about 25 students each fall.

Voting on the issue will also take place at the Burton-area voting boxes on November 8th including: the Burton Community Center, Emmanuel Lutheran Church at Greenvine, Sons of Hermann Hall in Gay Hill and St. John Lutheran Church of Prairie Hill.

KWHI will have live updates on the bond issue on Election Day.

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