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Public commenter urges study after $95M single-proposition bond proved unaffordable
Summary
Marissa Terry, a former bond task-force member, told the Floresville ISD board the single $95 million bond proposition priced out many voters and urged a financial/demographic study and clearer, shortened project summaries to help residents weigh options.
Marissa Terry, who said she served on the district's task force, urged the board to reconsider the structure of a failed single-proposition bond and recommended a financial and demographic study to better match projects to taxpayers’ ability to pay. "The number 1 thing that comes to mind is as soon as it was a 1 proposition $95,000,000 bond, it was immediate that some people weren't gonna be able to afford the tax implications of that," Terry said during public comment.
Terry told trustees she condensed the district's 91-page strategic facilities plan to an 11-page summary to make the information more accessible and asked to leave bullet points with the board. She said clearer materials and analysis on neighborhood affordability could allow the board to prioritize projects that voters could support. Board members thanked her for the suggestion; no board action followed during the meeting.
