Lamar County voters will go to the polls beginning Monday to determine the fate of a $16 million Prairiland ISD bond election and to elect school trustees at both Prairiland
With the deadline to file for candidacy in the May 7 local elections having come and gone, candidates in those races now have an idea of who they’ll be up
Residents in cities and school districts throughout the area will be going to the polls May 7 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for
After canvassing the May 1 trustee election and bond vote, the North Lamar ISD board Monday welcomed new elected trustees, reorganized the board for another year, and passed a resolution to name architects and to publish a request for proposals for a contract manager-at-risk for construction projects approved by voters in the $51.55 million bond election.
Newly elected Dr. Clint Spencer and Jimmy Fendley joined trustees Joel Sanders and Stephen âRedâ Holmes in unanimously electing Elisha Preston as president, Bo Exum as vice president and Sheila Daughtery as secretary.
Guided by district attorney Rick Lambert of the Powell Law Group, trustees named Parkhill as architects for bond construction projects, decided on a construction manager-at-risk as the best delivery method, approved the issuance of a request for proposals for a construction manager-at-risk and gave the superintendent authority to execute necessary construction documents.
Prairiland ISD calls for $7.5 million bond election
PATTONVILLE â Prairiland ISD trustees this week called a $7.5 million bond election for May 1 to add classrooms at Blossom Elementary and Prairiland Junior High.
Trustees scheduled a public meeting March 1 to answer questions, and another meeting later in April to present architectural drawings, Superintendent Jeff Ballard said about action taken at Mondayâs meeting. Time and place for both meetings will be forthcoming.
âItâs something we have been needing in Blossom for a long time,â Ballard said about the referendum. âAnd itâs exciting at the junior high to get everybody out of portables. We are planning to upgrade the front of the building so the kids will have something to be proud of.â