This FBW exclusive just into FBISDWatchdogs:
After an extensive interview with Rodrigo Carreon, candidate for school board running against Daniel Menendez for the position 4 at large seat currently held by retiring board president Cindy Knox, it has been brought to our attention that school officials will not challenge his position on the ballot. This became an issue over the last two weeks when the Fresno/Arcola area water board appeared to be questioning whether or not Carreon could appear on both ballots. No legal challenge has been issued by either the water board or the school district office as of this posting.
One primary concern of the watchdogs was if the water board or school district was successful at pressuring Mr. Carreon off the ballot then there was a great possibility of one subdivision ending up with 3 seated board members thus creating an effective block of votes involving property owners taxes and bond/debt use.
See post below this one for background on this local controversy and stay tuned as we update this blog...
FBN piece just out: http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-Carreon-Will-Remain-On-Two-Ballots-For-May-10-Election%20=&page_label=home&id=54606&widget=push&instance=home_news_bullets&open=&
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
FBISD May Try To Block Carreon (Non-EDC) Candidacy!
Get the full story at Fort Bend Now:
http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-School-District-Legal-Staff-Reviewing-Carreon-Candidacy-Flap%20=&hash=comments_54386&page_label=home&id=54386&widget=push&open=&#cb_post_comment_54386
Background:
http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-Carreon-Told-He-Cannot-Be-On-Two-Ballots-At-Once%20=&page_label=full_story&id=54098&widget=push&open=&
http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-School-District-Legal-Staff-Reviewing-Carreon-Candidacy-Flap%20=&hash=comments_54386&page_label=home&id=54386&widget=push&open=&#cb_post_comment_54386
Background:
http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?article-Carreon-Told-He-Cannot-Be-On-Two-Ballots-At-Once%20=&page_label=full_story&id=54098&widget=push&open=&
Important Dates Coming Up!
Important Dates Coming Up!
March 29 - Fort Bend Education Schlumberger Education Expedition
March 31 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 14 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Early voting begins for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 5 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
May 6 - Last day to vote early for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 9 - Student Holiday - Campus Staff Development Day
May 10 - Trustee Election Day
March 29 - Fort Bend Education Schlumberger Education Expedition
March 31 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 14 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Early voting begins for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 5 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
May 6 - Last day to vote early for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 9 - Student Holiday - Campus Staff Development Day
May 10 - Trustee Election Day
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Visit http://mcelectioninformation.blogspot.com For More On Local Elections!
Visit the link above for more on local school board and other elections of interest...
Monday, March 17, 2008
Fort Bend Independent News Covers Missouri City Elections & School Board Races (click the title link)
This comment on the coming school board race was posted on a local blog. We thought it was interesting enough to confirm and repost here (from FBN):
"An interesting side note to the FBISD BOT elections is the possibility of the Sienna Plantation subdivision having 3 school board members serving after this next May 10th election. All 3 would have close ties with the public relations people for the company that developed that community.
Question:
Would Single-member school districts have allowed this potential domination by any one subdivision in such a large district?
Note:
Two of the current candidates from the Sienna subdivision actually live just a few streets from each other."
Story from FBI (Fort Bend Independent) on coming BOT and city races:
http://fbindependent.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=254&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2531&hn=fbindependent&he=.com
"An interesting side note to the FBISD BOT elections is the possibility of the Sienna Plantation subdivision having 3 school board members serving after this next May 10th election. All 3 would have close ties with the public relations people for the company that developed that community.
Question:
Would Single-member school districts have allowed this potential domination by any one subdivision in such a large district?
Note:
Two of the current candidates from the Sienna subdivision actually live just a few streets from each other."
Story from FBI (Fort Bend Independent) on coming BOT and city races:
http://fbindependent.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=1&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=254&wpage=1&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=2531&hn=fbindependent&he=.com
Upcoming Dates!
Important Dates Coming Up!
March 29 - Fort Bend Education Schlumberger Education Expedition
March 31 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 14 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Early voting begins for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 5 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
May 6 - Last day to vote early for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 9 - Student Holiday - Campus Staff Development Day
May 10 - Trustee Election Day
March 29 - Fort Bend Education Schlumberger Education Expedition
March 31 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 14 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
April 28 - Early voting begins for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 5 - Regular School Board Meeting - 7:00 PM
May 6 - Last day to vote early for the May 10 Trustee Election
May 9 - Student Holiday - Campus Staff Development Day
May 10 - Trustee Election Day
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Board and Developers At Odds Over Land Sale In Sienna
From FortBendNow:
FBISD Trustees Approve $3.35 Million Land Purchase
by John Pape, FortBendNow
Fort Bend ISD trustees approved the purchase of a total of 77 acres of property from H.W. Sienna L.P. for more than $3.35 million, but not without some hard questioning of Superintendent Timothy Jenney and some scolding of the seller by one trustee.
The sale of the two parcels of land, 62 acres and 15 acres, at a cost of $1 per square foot came only two week after trustees voted to buy 110 acres from Hannover Estates at a cost of $5.3 million. While discussions of both sales occurred in closed executive session as allowed by state law, it became apparent during the public approval discussion that there were some apparent hard feelings between the district and H.W. Sienna over the deal.
During the open discussion it was revealed that the Hannover site was the board’s second choice, but H.W. Sienna’s asking price for the preferred location was too high. Only after the board approved the purchase of the Hannover property did H.W. Sienna come back to the table and lower their price.
Jenny told trustees that H.W. Sienna’s initial price was $1.15 per square foot, but after the board approved the Hannover purchase that price was dropped by $503,118 to $3,354,120.
The property, which is located south of the end of Sienna Parkway, would be used for future campus sites, possibly including a high school, two elementary schools or an alternative center. A final decision on which facilities would be located on the site will not take place until after a 60-day feasibility study has been completed.
Jenney said that the Hannover site, which is located off of FM 521 in the Arcola area, would still be useful to the district.
“We would use the property for other educational purposes,” Jenney said. “We feel this is a good investment.”
During a series of pointed questions about the purchase, Board President Cynthia Knox asked if the price was the only driving factor behind Jenney’s recommendation that the board approve buying the additional site. Jenney said that the decision was primarily economic, but the preferred location was also a factor.
Commenting on the proposal, Trustee Steve Smelley scolded a representative of H.W. Sienna for the way the company handled the negotiations.
“The process that we’ve gone through has been the most agonizing process that I’ve seen in my 9 years on this board,” Smelley said. . . get the full story at: http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=22145&article-FBISD-Trustees-Approve--3-35-Million-Land-Purchase%20=&widget=push&instance=home_news_bullets&open=&
FBISD Trustees Approve $3.35 Million Land Purchase
by John Pape, FortBendNow
Fort Bend ISD trustees approved the purchase of a total of 77 acres of property from H.W. Sienna L.P. for more than $3.35 million, but not without some hard questioning of Superintendent Timothy Jenney and some scolding of the seller by one trustee.
The sale of the two parcels of land, 62 acres and 15 acres, at a cost of $1 per square foot came only two week after trustees voted to buy 110 acres from Hannover Estates at a cost of $5.3 million. While discussions of both sales occurred in closed executive session as allowed by state law, it became apparent during the public approval discussion that there were some apparent hard feelings between the district and H.W. Sienna over the deal.
During the open discussion it was revealed that the Hannover site was the board’s second choice, but H.W. Sienna’s asking price for the preferred location was too high. Only after the board approved the purchase of the Hannover property did H.W. Sienna come back to the table and lower their price.
Jenny told trustees that H.W. Sienna’s initial price was $1.15 per square foot, but after the board approved the Hannover purchase that price was dropped by $503,118 to $3,354,120.
The property, which is located south of the end of Sienna Parkway, would be used for future campus sites, possibly including a high school, two elementary schools or an alternative center. A final decision on which facilities would be located on the site will not take place until after a 60-day feasibility study has been completed.
Jenney said that the Hannover site, which is located off of FM 521 in the Arcola area, would still be useful to the district.
“We would use the property for other educational purposes,” Jenney said. “We feel this is a good investment.”
During a series of pointed questions about the purchase, Board President Cynthia Knox asked if the price was the only driving factor behind Jenney’s recommendation that the board approve buying the additional site. Jenney said that the decision was primarily economic, but the preferred location was also a factor.
Commenting on the proposal, Trustee Steve Smelley scolded a representative of H.W. Sienna for the way the company handled the negotiations.
“The process that we’ve gone through has been the most agonizing process that I’ve seen in my 9 years on this board,” Smelley said. . . get the full story at: http://www.fortbendnow.com/pages/full_story?page_label=home&id=22145&article-FBISD-Trustees-Approve--3-35-Million-Land-Purchase%20=&widget=push&instance=home_news_bullets&open=&
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