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Bryan ISD presents $397 million bond package as priority maintenance; officials say tax rate will not increase
Summary
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brian Merrill and staff outlined a proposed $397 million bond—split across three propositions—to address priority maintenance, CTE and athletics needs, saying the district can issue the debt without raising the tax rate; supporters at the meeting urged voters to approve all propositions.
Deputy Superintendent Dr. Brian Merrill told the Bryan ISD Board that the district is proposing a $397,000,000 bond referendum made up of three propositions intended largely for priority maintenance and facility improvements. Merrill said slides presented to the board and the public allocate roughly 82% of the package to general/priority maintenance (Prop A), 17% to athletics (Prop B) and 1% to technology (Prop C).
"We can issue $397,000,000 in new bonds without increasing the district's tax rate," Merrill said, explaining the district's multiyear practice of early principal payments and conservative debt management. He also warned that state ballot language will state a potential property-tax…
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