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News from Clear Creek ISD
MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CLEAR CREEK ISD On Feb. 10-11, Clear Creek ISD hosted the rst University Interscholastic League Vex Robotics Pilot State Championship in Texas at the CCISD Robotics Event Center, according to a release from CCISD. Previously, CCISD hosted two test events for UIL before they were chosen as the state championship location, according to the release. A total of 84 high school teams competed at the event across various divisions from 1A to 6A. Clear Brook High School’s 3118B Astrobots and Clear Springs High School’s 2344A Bolt Bots reached state nalist for the 6A division. Furthermore, the Clear Springs High School team was named the Robot Skills Champion, according to the release. James Jobe, CCISD robotics and engineering program manager, said he was proud of his students and the event’s sponsors and that it’s “amazing” to be trusted by the UIL to host the championship. Clear Creek ISD will meet at 6 p.m. April 24 at 2425 E. Main St., League City. Meetings are streamed at www.ccisd.net/thestream. MEETINGS WE COVER
CCISD board approves $590K for infrastructure replacements
INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENTS BREAKDOWN The Clear Creek ISD board authorized nearly $600,000 in funds to be drawn from the 2017 bond.
BY SAAB SAHI
CLEAR CREEK ISD Despite some reservations, the Clear Creek ISD board on Feb. 27 approved funding requests total- ing nearly $600,000 for critical infrastructure replacements. The funds will be drawn from the district’s 2017 bond program, according to agenda documents. Voters approved the district’s $487 million bond program in May 2017, which was used to fund the construction of Florence Campbell Elementary School and various improvements to other district facilities, Community Impact previously reported. A main chiller from 2015 and backup chiller from 1995 at the Clear Creek High School band hall that provide air conditioning are not functioning properly, Director of Facility Services Paul Miller said. “The problem is that when the 2015 chiller goes down, the 1995 chiller is not working,” Miller said. “So they are left with no air conditioning, and, at times, it could be weeks.” The chiller replacements will cost $130,000, according to the agenda item. “Like any project that is wanting to use 2017 [bond] money for projects that were not in the original 2017 [bond] proposal, I’ll be voting against that,” trustee Scott Bowen said. “It’s not because I oppose the project.”
$130,000 Clear Creek High School
$590K TOTAL:
$460,000 Victory Lake Intermediate School
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD COMMUNITY IMPACT
However, the board ultimately passed the item 5-2. “We’re kind of between a rock and a hard place here, and I don’t really think we have too many other alterna- tives to doing this,” trustee Je Larson said. Furthermore, the board approved another item 5-2 to provide $460,000 funding to complete critical infrastruc- ture replacements at Victory Lakes Intermediate School. The school needs infrastructure replacements, such as air conditioning chillers and an intercom system, Miller said. The replacements were originally funded by a now-dissolved tax increment reinvestment zone, and remaining dollars from the TIRZ are intended for smaller projects like plumbing, Miller said.
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