Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA & EMILY LINCKE
Conroe ISD trustees approve school renovation costs Conroe ISD trustees approved the guaranteed maximum prices for several 2023 bond projects during an Oct. 15 meeting. What you need to know Improvements slated for Conroe ISD campuses
Lone Star College approves tax rate
Homeowners living within the Lone Star College System’s boundaries will be charged the same tax rate for fiscal year 2024-25 that they were for the previous fiscal year after the college system’s board of trustees approved a flat tax rate on Oct. 3. The action taken On Oct. 3, trustees unanimously approved a FY 2024-25 tax rate of $0.1076 per $100 valuation.
Ford Elementary • Projects: Gymnasium, adding classrooms, driveway expansion • Timeline: October 2024-November 2025 Hailey Elementary • Projects: Gym and classroom additions, electrical work • Timeline: October 2024-November 2025 Buckalew Elementary • Projects: Gym addition, roof, generator, electrical work • Timeline: October 2024-November 2025 Knox Junior High • Projects: Interior renovations, floors, paint, generator • Timeline: December 2024-November 2025
The board approved guaranteed maximum prices for projects presented by Assistant Superintendent Chris McCord. Tellepsen Builders are the contractors for all the projects except for Knox Junior High School, which will be done by Satterfield & Pontikes Construction. The projects include: • $43.8 million for Ford and Creighton Elementary schools • $39.72 million for Hailey and Buckalew Elemen- tary schools • $23.81 million for the Knox Junior High School renovation What else? W. Robert Eissler and Mittie J. Campbell Elemen- tary Schools are set to open in August 2025.
Average tax bill Average home value in Lone Star College System*: $285,000 2024-25 tax rate: $0.1076 (per $100 valuation) 2024-25 tax bill: $306.66
SOURCE: CONROE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
*AS OF 2022
SOURCE: LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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