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Justin ISD tells Universal City council Voter-Approval Tax Rate would bring $21M; district warns $37M shortfall if defeated
Summary
Justin Independent School District officials told the Universal City City Council on Oct. 7 that a voter‑approval tax rate election on Nov. 4 would raise about $21 million annually for operations, and that the district faces a projected $37 million shortfall if the measure fails.
Justin Independent School District officials told the Universal City City Council on Oct. 7 that a voter‑approval tax rate election on Nov. 4 would bring roughly $21 million in annual maintenance and operations revenue and could close a portion of a multi‑million dollar budget gap.
Dr. Phil Field, superintendent of Justin Independent School District, said, "Approval of the VADER would bring in about $21,000,000 to the district, allowing us to possibly balance budget within a year." Tony Kingman, the district chief financial officer, outlined the tax‑rate math driving that figure.
The district described the ballot measure as a voter‑approved tax rate election — referred to in presentations as the VADER — that would increase the district's overall tax rate by 4.5 cents compared with last year. Kingman told the council the maintenance and operations…
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