Lake Travis - Westlake Edition | March 2023

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News from Eanes, Lake Travis & Leander ISDs

HIGHLIGHTS LAKE TRAVIS ISD The board of trustees approved a resolution for emergency wage payments due to recent inclement weather. When the district was closed, staff was directed not to report to work to ensure their safety. To avoid the loss of pay for district staff, trustees approved expending funds from the general fund to pay staff for the days missed. NUMBER TO KNOW Leander ISD's total proposed bond package for the May 6 election $762M

LISD trustees call for $762.7M bond LEANDER ISD Residents within Leander ISD will vote on a $762 million bond package in May after the district’s board of trustees called for an election Feb. 16. BY GRANT CRAWFORD Bond breakdown Leander ISD voters will cast ballots for or against three propositions that would fund projects at schools across the district.

Elementary school construction halted after council decision

BY APRIL KELLEY

LAKE TRAVIS ISD District officials indefinitely postponed the construction of Elementary School No. 8 off Bee Creek Road after Lakeway City Council denied a development agreement request from the school two days prior. At a Feb. 15 board meeting, Lake Travis ISD Superintendent Paul Norton said since the council voted against the development agree- ment, the district can still build a campus on the property, but it would have to look completely different from the planned campus. District officials did not come to a conclusion about how to handle the situation. After extended discussion, the board elected to address the matter at a future meeting, but did not approve any action at the Feb. 15 meeting.

Residents will vote on three propo- sitions on the May 6 ballot. Propo- sition A includes $698.3 million for school repairs and security upgrades; Proposition B includes $50.8 million for technology-related projects; and Proposition C contains $13.6 million for school modernization. While the ballot language states the bond would create a property tax increase, the district’s Bond Counsel Kristen Savant said it would not change the existing overall tax rate for property owners within LISD. “I think the thought would be that if it weren’t for these bonds, the tax rates would be reduced,” she said. “Obviously because of this bond, there’s an associated tax impact.” The board voted 6-1, with Place 7 Trustee Paul Gauthier the only

Proposition A: $698.3 million for school repairs and security upgrades Proposition B: $50.8 million for technology-related projects Proposition C: $13.6 million for school modernization

MEETINGS WE COVER

Eanes ISD board of trustees will meet March 28 at 7 p.m. at 601 Camp Craft Road, West Lake Hills. www.eanesisd.net Lake Travis ISD board of trustees meet March 22 and April 19 at 6 p.m. at 607 RM 620, Lakeway. www.ltisdschools.org Leander ISD board of trustees will meet March 23 at 6:15 p.m. at 300 W. South Drive, Leander. www.leanderisd.org

Total: $762.7M

SOURCE: LEANDER ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT

member to vote against the election. Prior to the board’s decision, school officials went through project recommendations from the district’s steering committee, which reduced the bond proposal from about $800 million.

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