Proposal includes converting Coleman building into 1,200-student high school
Waxahachie Daily Light
The Waxahachie Independent School District board of trustees unanimously referred a $127 million bond issue to voters for the May 1 election during Monday night’s regular monthly meeting.
Superintendent Dr. Bonny Cain said a voter-approved bond issue will not necessitate a property tax increase.
“Our student enrollment just continues to grow,” Cain said. “We’ve been told we will have 1,000 extra students next year … When you’re looking at the houses that are selling and the houses that are being proposed, we need to be ready.”
The bond will provide more than 1,500 additional classroom seats to accommodate the district’s fast growth. The proposed projects include: