2009 FBISD Tax Hearing (On YouTube)

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2009 FBISD CONTROVERSIAL TAX HEARING (YES THEY ARE RAISING THEM AGAIN--see petition of over 500 district taxpayers asking for board accountability) --In case anyone missed it they raised the property tax rate again (4th time) in 2010 and more than likely will do so again in 2011 facing another projected 15-20 million dollar budget deficit, according to some media reports. ***NEW*** ..Petition TO STOP THE GSTC (Global Science Museum being planned at the district central office--near $30 million dollar project that superintendent Jenney is pushing): http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/stopthegcst/ (see update below on this apparently ending this project after 2 years)

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

FBN Reports: Record FBISD Bond Proposal Approved By Voters!

FBISD Bond Issue Wins With Ease
by FortBendNow Staff, Nov 06

Voters passed Fort Bend Independent School District’s $428 million bond referendum easily on Tuesday, with just over 65% favoring the measure...

...Final results from the Fort Bend County Election Administration show 10,587 people – 65.07% – voted in favor of the Fort Bend ISD bond measure, while 5,683 – or 34.93% – voted against it.

The school district has said money from the bonds would be used to build four elementary schools, two middle schools and a high school within the next three years or so, in addition to making more than $138 million in repairs, refurbishments and maintenance to existing campuses...

Follow the link for more: http://www.fortbendnow.com/news/3514/fort-bend-isd-bond-favored-2-1-in-early-voting#cpreview
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