Education
BY SHAHERYAR KHAN & ERIC WEILBACHER
Last NBISD 2018 Bond project gets extra funds The last project approved in the New Braunfels ISD 2018 Bond still under construction—Legend Point Elementary School—received additional fund- ing from the board of trustees Oct. 14 as the bond is running out of funds over the next few months. The takeaway Combined with project delays, a change in the originally planned location of the elementary school in 2022 to 4365 Klein Meadows Road, construction delays and in ationary pressure resulted in the price tag for the school increasing from $30 million to $53 million, said Paul McLarty, chief nancial o cer for NBISD. “We’ve got the capital and contingency fund set up that we can use, and that’s what we’re asking to do ... and not to exceed $9 million of use of that capital and contingency fund for the purpose of closing out this one,” McLarty said.
Construction begins on TLU athletic facility Texas Lutheran University broke ground on the $6 million Verne Lundquist Student Athletic Center on Oct. 26. The details The 10,000-square-foot facility will feature a weight and conditioning room, locker rooms for women’s soccer and softball teams. The facility is named after TLU alumnus and sportscaster Verne Lundquist, began his broadcasting career at Seguin’s KWED radio and later worked with ABC, CBS and Turner Sports. The facility is set for completion by late summer 2025. The center will also free up space in the Jones Physical Education Complex for visiting teams.
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NBISD o cials created the capital and con- tingency fund with a total of $20 million with the intention that it would be used for forecast expenses in remaining bond projects exceeding the budget, according to board documents. Current situation In September, contractor Guido Construction requested an extension of the Nov. 10 deadline for completion of the project. The board granted an extension for completion to Jan. 6, 2025 in an operating amount not to exceed $132,501.
NBISD takes steps to sell land to city for library New Braunfels ISD trustees took a step Oct. 14 that will help the city get closer to a new library. Sorting out details
and New Braunfels Middle School at the corner of Settlers Crossing and South Walnut Avenue. “It’s going to be a great community gathering spot for all the children and adults and people that use the library for anything from checking out books—if people still do that—or using public Internet, or having community rooms that we can host community events,” Board President Eric Bergquist said.
New Braunfels voters passed a city bond in 2023 that included the construction of a third public library in the city. The proposed site for that library branch is 5 acres in the southeast corner of town near Klein Road Elementary, NBISD Transportation
New Braunfels voters passed a city bond in 2023 that included the construction of a third public library.
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