Big Country school districts asking voters for money – ReporterNews.com

Eastland Independent School District Superintendent Jason Cochran has been working with the community to make sure his latest construction proposal fares better than his last.

The district is one of three in the Big Country, along with Dublin and Paint Creek ISDs, proposing bond projects to residents on their ballots Saturday.

He's asking for $8.2 million to considerably increase access to the district's high school that is beyond the conventional definition of "needed."

"Our high school was built in 1929," Cochran said. "It's a three-story high school without an elevator or restrooms on the second or third floor. We're proposing a renovation of the building and an addition that adds an elevator, restrooms,two science labs and three new collaborative learning areas."

Cochran said the community was consulted for months in designing these improvements after the district's failed bond proposalfor $26.5million last May, including the construction of a new high school.

The new additions, if approved, would add 19 cents per $100 assessed valuation to taxpayers, Cochran said.

Meanwhile, voters in Dublin ISD are being asked by administrators and the school board to support a $10.8 million bond.

Superintendent Rodney Schneider said the primary purpose of the bond is to provide safety and security upgrades, including new security cameras across the district's buildings and a new entry vestibule at the elementary school.

Other aspects of the proposal include band hall renovations and building a new football field, track and tennis courts at the high school, Schneider said.

Paint Creek residents in Haskell County are, themselves, being asked to consider a $3.6 million bond Saturday.

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