Election
BY SAMANTHA DOUTY, DESTINE GIBSON & HANNAH JOHNSON
Election results mixed for Lewisville ISD’s $1.23 billion bond With all Denton County and Tarrant County precincts reporting, election results show the majority of Lewisville ISD voters that have cast ballots remain in favor of propositions A through C and against propositions D through G. The propositions that passed are: • The voter approved tax rate election (VATRE), listed as Proposition A, which would provide funds for competitive staff pay, and maintain instructional and extracurricular programs • Proposition B, which would fund maintenance, repairs and renovations to campuses and facili- ties, including safety and security equipment and technology, replacement of the transporta- tion center, and the purchase of school buses • Proposition C, which includes updates and purchases of instructional technology equipment The propositions that didn’t pass are: • Proposition D, which addresses maintenance, repairs and renovations at athletics facilities • Proposition E, which addresses maintenance, repairs and renovations at the Eastside Aquatic Center and Westside Aquatic Center • Proposition F, which focuses on maintenance, repairs and renovations to stadiums at the district’s five high schools • Proposition G, which will provide funds for a
Collin County voters favor all 5 bond props Election results show voters are in favor of all five Collin County bond propositions. The results were counted from 57 of 57 vote centers for the county, according to Collin County voting results. The details • Proposition A includes $261.86 million for justice facility projects. • Proposition B includes $5.7 million for the county’s animal shelter. • Proposition C includes $13.36 million for a medical examiner’s office. • Proposition D encompasses $22.45 million for parks and open spaces throughout the county. • Proposition E would dedicate $380 million for various road projects. What else? There were 98,262 ballots cast county- wide, which represents 13.91% voters.
Results breakdown
Proposition A
69.36% For
30.64% Against
Proposition B
38.12% Against
61.88% For
Proposition C
46.05% Against
53.95% For
Proposition D
57.26% Against
42.74% For
Proposition E
55.56% Against
44.44% For
Proposition F
55.68% Against
44.32% For
Proposition G
56.49% Against
43.51% For
SOURCE: DENTON COUNTY ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION/COMMUNITY IMPACT
100-yard indoor multipurpose facility at each LISD high school How we got here The last LISD bond passed in 2017. The majority of those projects—about $737 million worth—have been completed, Superintendent Lori Rapp said. The funds for passed propositions will be put to use immediately. Lewisville ISD encompasses a portion of Frisco. In Frisco, about 900 children attend Lewisville ISD, according to district data. The district includes 2.47 square miles of Frisco territory.
Voter turnout
Ballots cast 98,262 706,388 Registered voters
13.91% of voters cast a ballot
SOURCE: COLLIN COUNTY ELECTIONS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Voters OK $2.7 billion through Prosper ISD package According to election results, Prosper ISD voters have approved three of the four bond proposi-
Bond props
Proposition A includes $2.4 billion for building new schools, modernizing existing buildings, reinforcing safety and security, buying land and providing buses and vehicles for the district. Proposition B would dedicate $140 million to upgrading technology, such as providing new devices. Proposition C includes $102 million to be put toward a new stadium and renovating existing facilities. Proposition D would utilize $125 million to build a new performing arts center.
schools, buses and other district facility needs, passed with 66.65% of votes. Proposition B, meant to upgrade technology, passed with 64.75% of votes. Votes for Proposition C, which would provide a new athletic stadium and upgrades to current facil- ities, stalled with 46.28% of votes for the item and 53.72% against it. The new performing arts center in Proposition D passed with 56.88% of votes. The district’s board of trustees canvassed the election results at a Nov. 13 board meeting.
tions—and said no to a new athletic stadium. “We are profoundly grateful for the over- whelming support shown by our community,” Superintendent Holly Ferguson said in an online statement. “The 2023 bond isn’t just an invest- ment in the present, it is a commitment that will resonate positively within our community for generations to come.” Proposition A, which would provide for new
SOURCE: PROSPER ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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