TOWN HALL PROVIDES DETAILS ON BRENHAM ISD TAX RATE, BOND ELECTIONS
Brenham ISD officials and community supporters held another town hall on Thursday to offer information about the district’s two propositions coming up on the November ballot.
Gillentine speaks to those in attendance
at a town hall on Thursday at the
Washington County Expo. The town hall
provided details about the district's voter
approval tax rate election and $39 million
bond proposal in November.
The meeting was organized by Citizens Uniting for Brenham Schools (CUBS) and was held at the Washington County Expo Event Center.
Representatives from the district and members of its strategic planning committee provided an overview of the voter approval tax rate election (VATRE) and $39 million bond measure that will be considered by voters this fall.
The VATRE would use an increased property tax rate to add $2.45 million in maintenance and operations (M&O) funding, going toward teacher and staff pay raises and operational needs. Proceeds from the $39 million bond, which avoids raising the tax rate because of the district’s early debt payments, would tackle high-priority capital projects like HVAC, roofing and plumbing across several campuses.
KWHI broadcasted the town hall and livestreamed it on our Facebook page. A link to watch the livestream can be found here.
CUBS will also host a staff forum on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. at Citizens State Bank and is scheduling meetings with community organizations. Any groups who would like to set up a meeting, or anyone who has questions about the elections, can email cubs4brenham@gmail.com.
Election Day is November 4th. Early voting will take place October 20-31.
Additional information about the election proposals can be seen at https://brenhamisd.net.