LADIES LIONS CLUB HEARS ABOUT NEW BOND ELECTION

  

Brenham ISD held their first informational meeting on the upcoming bond election Monday with the Washington County Ladies Lions Club.  Superintendent Dr. Tylor Chaplin presented the ladies with the facts on the upcoming bond election set for Tuesday November 8th.  The new bond election will be in two parts.  Proposition A will include construction of the Junior High School for grades 6 through 8 and conversion of the current middle school to a fourth elementary school. The population of Brenham is expected to increase by 1500 in the next 5 years.  Brenham is not far from being overcrowded in the current 3 elementary schools.  Dr. Chaplin explains:

Proposition B of the new bond election will modernize and expand the current Career and Technical Education (CTE) facilities.  Students involved in the CTE program generally do not drop out of school.    Dr. Chaplin explains:

The cost of Proposition A of the bond election is $111 million or an estimated 15 cent increase to the current tax rate of $.9346 per $100 dollar valuation.  Proposition B is expected to be $25 million or a 3.6 cent increase to the current tax rate.

Two public meetings on the bond will be held in October at Brenham Junior High School.  They are scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 6th and Tuesday, October 25th.

Early voting for the bond election is set for October 24th to November 4th.  Election Day will be Tuesday, November 8th.