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County staff member John Polster summarized the bond program materials and told the consortium that \"the first issuance has about a $33,000,000 number there,\" describing that figure as the working estimate for the initial issuance of the Trip 21 program. He said the Trip 21 county commitment in the program spreadsheet is $150,000,000 and that total project leveraging (including partner contributions) could bring the full program to roughly $664,000,000 if partner commitments materialize.

Polster and other staff explained the distinction between the working priority list and the \"first issuance\" control document, saying the first-issuance lines will be the auditor-controlled items used to assign account numbers when the county releases funds. He used Ben Paine (Ben Payne in some materials) as an example: the priority list shows an overall goal of about $3.8 million for a City of Fate project, but the first-issuance sheet lists $1,750,000 because that is the amount available now in the proposed first issuance; any additional funding would need to come from precinct discretionary accounts or other sources.

Commissioners and municipal officials asked several project-specific questions. Staff said:

- FM 549 had $6 million previously held as seed money but that, after conversations with TxDOT, seed construction dollars were zeroed out on the first-issuance sheet because TxDOT or other partners may fund the construction phase.
- FM 550 is in schematic and environmental work funded by earlier bond (2008) funds; staff said it is unlikely additional issuance funds are needed until engineering and environmental milestones are complete (likely not until about 2027).
- For FM 740 (a Heath priority), staff estimated $3,000,000 in the first issuance to cover advance planning, environmental and schematic work so the project can be positioned for future funding.

Polster and other staff described right-of-way activity and parcel work on specific projects, saying they had purchase-and-sale agreements for two parcels and a signed dedication deed from Waterscape, and that the county was targeting a March 2026 letting for a particular project if right-of-way acquisition and title work complete on schedule. Staff also said the North Texas Municipal Water District was preparing an interlocal agreement under review for signature.

On financing policy, staff emphasized the importance of knowing how much to issue so county finance staff (Lisa and Marty Hsu) can run scenarios showing the effect on the county's interest-and-sinking (I&S) tax rate. Judge New and staff said they expected another workshop after the budget process to review 2'3 scenarios (for example $30M, $35M, $40M) and let the commissioner's court select a scenario based on tax-rate impact. County staff repeated that precinct discretionary accounts exist (about $4,000,000 per commissioner and judge in the Trip 21 narrative) and noted some commissioners have already allocated funds out of older accounts to honor prior commitments; staff said Trip 21 and older funds must remain fiscally separate and cannot be commingled.

Why this matters: the discussion set a working scope and dollar estimate for the county's Trip 21 road program and clarified how staff will move from a long priority list to a controlled first-issuance budget that auditors and finance staff can track. Commissioners and city representatives pressed for timing, funding sources and the conditions that would move specific projects forward.

Next steps: county staff will run issuance scenarios with finance staff, the commissioner's court expects a follow-up workshop after the budget, Michael Morris is scheduled to present an outer-loop update at next month's meeting, and staff said a master thoroughfare plan will be funded from the first issuance.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Rockwall County Texas - Notice of Commissioners Court Consortium Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","County staff outlined a working priority list for the Trip 21 road bond program and said the likely first issuance is about $33 million of a $150 million county commitment; commissioners and city representatives discussed funding, discretionary precinct allocations and next steps, with another workshop planned after the budget process.","taxTitle","Rockwall County, Texas","taxId",54914,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6472204,"Rockwall ISD forecasts student rolls to climb as housing pipeline expands, officials say",679,171000,850000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5776876-7da18ea84b27011ec3249667b0383982&start=171&end=850","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5776876-7da18ea84b27011ec3249667b0383982/thumbnail_171000.jpg","/articles/6472204/Rockwall-County/Texas/Rockwall-ISD-forecasts-student-rolls-to-climb-as-housing-pipeline-expands-officials-say","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6472204-2ecb46f2d24d6060f45971871181eb47/orig.mp4?Expires=1770447688&Signature=Y2-fTYXii9BLPNeYt7tYrQvbZ~-xbFJbdx21yLlkA6mn2hOpUj7H7X-ew~uI5UFh4smksohRPxA66HYPwt91fePRnumu~dDflM4FJKFQpGL--npbfu802bM673u0JSL2vl39ykCieUurUAUC8y2aQnqxw0ODYAdSICLM5E7eqbec9WCT2SJZCdIkSD5WAK~1b2X4p6Hw2GzgTzXMOiNWoXjohzIijXzSJCm4NWZ0dfrtu2T1zyp7adJ5M4X2~K5uGfKvtixVRJb68ov2MzkaiU6~pdM7Fta8SWdKTQltJPsEAhtExQD2NvkZJwFJ4Xepvmr52B7AtqsxjaVJQRnQXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dr. Villareal, a Rockwall ISD official, presented the district's second-quarter demographic report (ending May 2025) to the Rockwall County Infrastructure Consortium, saying the district expects substantial student enrollment growth driven by residential development.

\"I've been asked to provide an update on our demographic report looking at growth in the district,\" Dr. Villareal told the consortium, and he said the district currently anticipates serving \"almost 19,400 students this year.\" He added the district's projection for 10 years out is about 23,519 students and that forecasts show \"more than 20,000 students in '29, '30 and approximately 23,500 students in 2034 and '35.\"

The report, which Dr. Villareal described as the most recent and accurate through May 2025, linked student projections to local housing activity. He said Dallas-Fort Worth new-home starts in the second quarter of 2025 were 45,229, up from 32,678 in 2019 (a change of 38 percent). He also said DFW annual closings and starts were near 48,858 and 46,525, respectively, and that Princeton ranked No. 1 for new-home starts in the larger region.

Within Rockwall ISD, Dr. Villareal said the district ranks in the top 20 for new starts, closings, inventory and vacant development lots, with the largest single figure being 12,384 future lots across the district. He summarized the current yield rate as \"about 1 student per new rooftop,\" and said groundwork was underway on more than 3,200 lots within nine subdivisions. The district, he added, has 69 active subdivisions under construction and 42 future subdivisions in planning.

Dr. Villareal reviewed campus-level impacts, naming Garcia, Billy Stephenson and Linda Lyon among the district's largest elementary schools and noting that Garcia is expected to exceed 900 students next year. He explained the district's use of \"functional capacity\" (which adjusts classroom capacity to account for special-education placements) when estimating overcrowding risks.

Board members and municipal representatives present asked technical follow-up questions about timing and scope. When asked how far the housing forecasts project out, Dr. Villareal said the district's projection stretched into 2034'35 for planning purposes. He also said multifamily development is substantial: the report identified nearly 3,500 rental units in planning across nine projects in the district.

Why this matters: the consortium's discussion tied school projections to county infrastructure planning, with participants noting that roads, water, public safety and schools are interdependent when jurisdictions consider bond or capital plans. The report's enrollment and housing numbers will feed into the county's infrastructure prioritization and bond planning work now underway.

The district said it will provide more detailed campus-level enrollment updates in future meetings; consortium members signaled they will include school capacity in upcoming infrastructure and bonding discussions.","Rockwall ISD presented a second-quarter demographic report to the Rockwall County Infrastructure Consortium showing robust housing activity across the district and projecting enrollment growth from about 19,400 students this year to roughly 23,500 by 2034–35, officials said.","actionData","errors"]

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Rockwall County reviews Trip 21 road-bond priorities and first-issuance scenarios; commissioners to workshop funding after budget

Rockwall ISD forecasts student rolls to climb as housing pipeline expands, officials say