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Manor ISD officials outline uses for remaining 2019 bond funds, prioritize safety and deferred maintenance
Summary
District staff reported roughly $6.6 million available from 2019 bond proceeds and interest and proposed using the money for campus safety and deferred-maintenance priorities including police dispatch upgrades, roofs, HVAC, and transportation needs. Trustees directed staff to refine priorities and engage the public.
Manor Independent School District officials reported on Feb. 3 that they are near the end of work funded by the district's 2019 bond and recommended using leftover bond proceeds and interest to address safety, deferred maintenance and capacity priorities.
Chief Operations Officer Joe Mendez told the board the 2019 bond authorization totaled about $280 million and that the district has about $2.8 million remaining in contingency from the bond and roughly $3.8 million remaining from interest earned, for a projected combined available balance of about $6.6 million.
Mendez presented a priority list of potential uses, saying the items were a staff's'rough order and that trustees would set final priorities before staff begins contracting. He said proposed items include enhanced safety and perimeter fencing at Manor Senior High School and Manor Early…
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