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Richardson ISD bond steering committee recommends $1 billion-range bond, 4¢ tax rate increase; board to consider calling election
Summary
A community bond steering committee recommended the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees call a bond referendum that would raise the district's interest-and-sinking tax rate by 4 cents to fund three propositions covering middle school rebuilds and a proposed CTE center, technology devices, and stadium upgrades.
A community bond steering committee that met this summer recommended the Richardson ISD Board of Trustees call a bond referendum and to seek a 4¢ increase to the district's interest-and-sinking tax rate to fund capital needs across the district.
Committee members told trustees the group met for months, reviewed departmental needs and facility assessments, and voted unanimously among 33 final voters to recommend the district place the bond on the ballot. "We unanimously voted to recommend a bond referendum for 2025," said committee member Larry Johnson.
The committee proposed three separate propositions, reflecting statutory separation requirements: Proposition A (general construction and large projects, including continued middle school transformation and a proposed career and technical…
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