Trustees to mull choices
after bond issue defeated
By Tim Fleischer
Editor-in-Chief
Salado school trustees April 11 will canvass the results of the failed April 2 $17 million bond referendum and then meet in workshop session to discuss whether to bring another proposal before voters.
Salado ISD voters rejected a $17 million bondproposal by a 214-vote margin, 844 against to 630 for. Early voting was extremely heavy with 901 casting ballots. During that period, 484 voted against the proposal and 417 voted in favor of the proposal.
Of those voting April 2, 360 voted against the proposal and 213 voted in favor of the proposal.
Trustees will formally canvass the results April 11 at the Salado Civic Center. The meeting time is tentatively set for 5:30 p.m. The formal agenda will be posted at the Salado Civic Center 72 hours before the meeting.
The workshop session will follow canvassing the results. Trustees will discuss whether another bond proposal should be called. The board will also discuss how the bond proposal could be packaged and what costs to attach to items.
Trustees called for the $17 million bond proposal in January, after meeting throughout the month and in December to put together a package for voter consideration. The board opted for the $17 million package, that included the high school campus with associated athletic facilities (football/track stadium, tennis courts, baseball and softball field).
These athletic facilities may be included in a future package, either as a separate proposal or as part of the entire proposition.
Whether the performing arts center will be included in any proposal or not is not clear. Trustees were reluctant to include the PAC at the time they called the bond issue because they felt it was too costly and would confuse the ballot.
Those are some of the topics trustees will begin mulling during the April 11 workshop.