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Gatesville ISD outlines $26 million bond option focusing on junior-high renovation, field house
Summary
Trustees and community members endorsed keeping a proposed bond package near $26 million to renovate the 60-year-old junior high (auditorium acoustics, seating, ADA access) and build a field house; board staff emphasized safety, phased scope, and a community engagement timeline ahead of a Feb. 9 decision to call an election.
Gatesville ISD trustees and community members spent the bulk of the board meeting discussing a proposed bond package that officials say can cover a junior-high renovation and a field house while staying near a $26 million cap that the district believes will be more likely to pass with voters.
Parents, teachers and junior-high staff described daily uses and safety problems in the junior-high auditorium: broken, splintering seats; poor acoustics that make assemblies and instruction difficult; steep stage access that limits ADA use; and…
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