So, officials in Cy-Fair ISD (home of the fabulous $70 million Berry Center) want to raise the property tax rate and some local residents are none too happy about that idea (KTRH-740):
The school district’s administration, headed up by Superintendent Dr. David Anthony, is recommending trustees raise the maintenance and operations property tax rate to just over $1.35 per $100 valuation. It was lowered from $1.50 to $1.33 per $100 valuation under the school finance reform passed this year by lawmakers in Austin.
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School Trustee Al Martinez Jr. said “I will not apologize for the Berry Center. We could have a Stadium on Barker Cypress, an arena on Skinner, a food service center somewhere else
