Wow:
A Cypress-Fairbanks school bond study committee unanimously approved an $807.1 million bond issue recommendation on Monday.
The bond issue would fund new schools, buses, technology and renovation work on several of the district’s existing schools and facilities in the next five years.
The bond issue could raise Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District’s debt service tax rate as much as 6.5 cents as the bonds are sold and debt is repaid.
Remember Cy-Fair ISD built the huge Berry Center for $81 million; included in this bond proposal are two high schools that could cost $97 million…EACH!
Bond committee members also considered ways to further reduce the cost of two proposed high schools, which would be the district’s 11th and 12th high schools, in the bond recommendation.
They said there was concern in the community about building two schools at about $97.5 million each.
Concern? Ya think? High schools that cost almost $100 million should be a cause for concern. Will they look like this? Or maybe this?
Cy-Fair ISD officials have to worry that there will come a time when residents won’t want to fund the continued fluff and extravagance. Will this referendum be too much for Cy-Fair residents? We’ll find out.
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