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KILGORE ISD trustees review capital projects and bond options, weigh staff incentives and cuts after failed revenue measure
Summary
With the voter measure defeated, trustees were briefed on completed 24–25 projects, possible 25–26 capital needs, eligibility scenarios for bonds (staff estimated up to $73M at the adopted I&S rate), and budget pressures; staff proposed pausing retention bonuses and discussed early‑retirement incentives and potential reorganizations or RIFs to address an approximate $800,000 shortfall.
District staff used the Nov. 10 meeting to recap capital work completed in 2024–25 and to begin planning for 2025–26. The presentation listed recent projects (annex renovations, roof replacements, middle‑school energy upgrades, bleachers and facility improvements) and outlined potential priorities including interior high‑school renovations, a new field house, bleachers and turf for Driller Park, and a possible new Chandler Elementary.
Staff emphasized the district’s current…
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