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)

Friday, January 18, 2008

Rezoning Problems For Current Lexington Elementary Families--

It has come to our attention that one brewing school zoning battle is going on at Lexington Elementary. A group of concerned parents are organizing to stop their Missouri City First Colony Community from losing access to their school. FBISDWatch wants to offer our support in this effort given the recent problems with the district zoning committee changes first reported in local media:

http://blogs.chron.com/fortbend/archives/2007/11/fort_bend_isd_d.html

http://fbisdwatch.blogspot.com/2007/11/houston-chronicle-covers-fbisd-vote-to.html


FBISDWatch comment:

Is it a fair process, via the current committee appointments, with no parents or other community stake-holders involved with the decision making. How many other schools/families will be impacted?

See the recent proposed zoning changes for Sienna Crossing and Elem School #39 (Lexington) at http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/zoning.cfm

http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/zoning/zone_wkshp_011408.pdf

5 comments:

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Anonymous said...

These comments came into another MC city blog-site and should be shared here:

Oyster Creek Resident said...
I want to make you aware that Oyster Creek Plantation is about to go thru a transition. Fort Bend I.S.D. recently announced that the neighborhood of Oyster Creek Plantation will be rezoned from Lexington Creek Elementary to a Quail Valley school. There are many concerns that residents have and I wanted to highlight three.
First and foremost is the quality of the education. By rezoning Oyster Creek Plantation to a Quail Valley school it will take a student from a State "Recognized " school to a State "Acceptable" school.
Secondly, the rezoning goes against a Fort Bend I.S.D. “Guiding Principle”
source : http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/zoning/zone_wkshp_011408.pdf
It is obvious that FBISD is NOT being mindful of traffic patterns. If they were, then families would not have to cross a major State Highway (FM1092) to get to the new school. Furthermore, they are not being mindful to safety concerns. Oyster Creek Plantation kids will now have to cross a very busy State Highway by foot, bike or vehicle. This also exposes OUR KIDS to predators and other criminal activities in that area. Finally, FBISD is not considering the transportation costs. The new school is farther and with the rising costs of fuel ($2.89) this is going to hit everyone’s pocket book.
Thirdly, we strongly feel that our property value will decrease tremendously and eventually this will change the demographics of this very small, crime free and quiet neighborhood.

The residents of Oyster Creek Plantation will voice their concerns on Thursday the 24th. Our hopes are that FBISD reconsiders this rezoning.

11:16 AM
Anonymous said...
Dr. Jenny needs to walk the walk and understand how and who this effects. He is a numbers guy and has not walked the halls or nieghborhoods

11:29 AM
Anonymous said...
Check out this update on the zoning issues at:

http://fbisdwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/rezoning-problems-for-current-lexington.html

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Anonymous said...

watch members will be in attendance tonight at the zoning meeting. i would like to know why there are no community stakeholders on the zoning committee?