YISD breaks down new bond proposal

up some confusion. for example, it’s a higher tax rate, but residents will pay lower taxes. and although it’s a smaller bond, individual projects come with a bigger price tag. abc-7’s ashlie rodriguez explains. the price of the bond went down from $451 million to $430.5 million. but the price of eastwood went up, from $75 million to $93 million. it’s because an advisory bond committee decided the may plan just wasn’t big enough. this new plan only calls for rebuilding parts of the school, but these parts will make the campus larger, including a three story classroom wing. and adding to the price is inflation, because this new plan will take longer to build. i honestly expected the figure to be far less than what they came up with but i think it just validates the importance of so many projects across the district that we really need to address and the sense of urgency. the county elections office says it won’t hold another election for yisd next spring. if the bond doesn’t pass in november, renovations would be suspended for some time. which means the district will have to clarify confusion around an increased tax rate. de la torre said with a homestead credit and additional state funding this year– an average $100k home will be valued at $55,000. so, that means $1.50 in school taxes for every one-hundred dollars your home is worth… putting your bill at 825 dollars a year. that’s less than the 884 dollars the average home owner is paying now. i’ve been part of a school district where we passed a bond and we were able to provide the neighboring school district with amazing facilities and i can see the change in the tone of climate when students feel really proud, when teachers feel really proud. i want that for the ysleta isd. ar/abc7 we’re one step closer to seeing trolleys in el paso again.