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Victoria ISD bond action committee recommends $237 million bond package; trustees weigh athletics proposition
Summary
The Victoria ISD bond action committee recommended a $237 million bond (including inflation allowance) to modernize and right‑size district facilities, including a new elementary option for the Dudley/Hopkins area; trustees pressed staff on school size, walkability, community outreach and whether athletics should be a separate ballot proposition.
The Victoria ISD Board of Trustees on Dec. 4 reviewed recommendations from its Bond Action Committee (BAC) that would send a roughly $237 million bond proposal to voters to renovate, replace and right‑size elementary and specialty campuses across the district.
The BAC co‑chair, Amy Mundy, told trustees the committee met six times and ultimately "officially voted to recommend including a new elementary school that would be located at the Dudley or Hopkins campus." She added, "This would bring the total bond recommendation to 237,000,000, which is the which is the price that includes the 5% inflation." The recommendation now goes to the elected trustees, who must decide whether and when to call the bond.
Why it matters: District staff and the BAC argued the package addresses aging infrastructure and recurring maintenance costs that strain the operating budget. In a consolidated plan staff said it would…
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