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EARLYVOTING
ELECTIONDAY
Registered voters in Willis ISD’s boundaries can cast ballots during the early-voting period between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. April 25-30 and 7 a.m.-7 p.m. May 2-3. North Montgomery County Community Center 600 Gerald St., Willis Lone Star Community Center 2500 Lone Star Parkway, Montgomery West Montgomery County Community Development Center 31355 Friendship Drive, Magnolia East Montgomery County Fair Association Building 21675A McCleskey Road, New Caney South County Community Center 2235 Lake Robbins Drive,
Registered voters must cast a ballot in their voting precincts on election day.
May 7, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.
Find voting locations at
www.elections.mctx.org
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around was that this could really have a positive impact on our overall com- munity, not just swimming and div- ing,” Harkrider said. Financial impact Je ery Clemmon, director of facil- ity services at the Texas Association of School Boards, said growing dis- tricts have limited funds. “The way that the state funds schools today, they do not have the funds available through their [mainte- nance and operations tax] or standard tax allotment from the state to build new schools, renovate schools [or] even … to maintain properly the facili- ties that they have,” he said. “The only way that they can build new schools, renovate facilities in poor condition, retro- t old or aging building systems is to go out for a bond proposal.” Harkrider said bond funds cannot be used for daily operations, such as salaries, which are funded by the maintenance and operations tax rate. While the approval of the bondprop- ositions would result in a tax increase, the district’s rate has decreased $0.21 since the 2018-19 school year to $1.172 per $100 of valuation in 2021-22, according to WISD. The tax rate would not increase, regardless, for residents age 65 and older with an exemption. Harkrider said voting against the bond does not negate the need for new facilities. Projects would have to be funded from the operational bud- get instead. “If you’re voting ‘no,’ … you’re voting ‘yes’ to secondary plans. … The more money that we have to spend on temporary solutions, … the less money we’ve got to go to other places,” he said. “For us to grow and thrive as we are, we’ve got to have resources for our students.” Maegan Kirby contributed to this report.
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