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Bridge City ISD board calls $27.5 million bond election for May 3, 2025
Summary
The Bridge City ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Feb. 13 to call a May 3, 2025 bond election for Proposition A, a $27.5 million package to fund school facilities including a new performing arts facility; the motion text states it would be a property tax increase.
The Bridge City Independent School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Feb. 13 to call a bond election to be held May 3, 2025 on Proposition A, a $27,500,000 proposal to fund school facilities including a new performing arts facility.
Trustee Paul Zoch moved to call the election and Trustee Jerry Mclnnis seconded. The motion as recorded in the minutes set out the full proposition language, including the statement, "THIS IS A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE." The motion "carried unanimously," with the minutes listing seven trustees present at the special meeting held at the district administration building.
The proposition text in the motion describes issuance of bonds to finance school facilities and authorizes the levy of a tax to pay principal and interest on the bonds and costs of any credit agreements. The minutes do not record a separate motion to set tax rates or provide estimates of how much homeowners' taxes would rise; those specifics were not specified in the minutes.
District officials listed in the minutes included Superintendent Dr. Mike Kelly, Chief Financial Officer Tim Woolley and Director of Technology Natasha Ray. The minutes also record that the only guest in attendance was Kelli Anderson. The special meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
Next formal steps under Texas election law will include producing an order of election and public notice; the minutes do not detail those steps or any staff presentations about anticipated tax impact or project timelines. The election is scheduled for May 3, 2025, per the motion recorded in the minutes.
