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CISD - Proposition A - AGAINST
Conroe ISD

CISD - Proposition A - AGAINST

proposition

$1,820,000,000 to add capacity for 13,000 students.8 New Schools; 3 School Additions; Infrastructure; Safety, Land, Transportation, Technolgy Infrastructure

Assertions

AGAINST THIS BOND Source

Submitted by john wertz on 2023-10-09 13:58:33

Lack of details - mostly non-responsive to FOIA requests; no sources for cost projections;
Bonds’ long term debt model is not accurate w/pending property deflation (assumes constant population growth);
Impact unclear illegal immigration plays in $2 Billion Bond. It's illegal to ask if student is “illegal”(no birth ID, vaxes, etc.). Sen. Springer says “$5-8 BILLION/yr to educate illegals”.
Growth rate/associated student enrollment data not well understood (new movers, illegals, etc.).
Bad timing - high inflation & interest rates, wage stagflation & supply shortages; may hurt seniors on Fixed
Income
- The last (30 year) bond was 5 years ago. Are we going to have a new bond every 5 years?
Bond Committee stacked w/friendlies (148, of which, 50 don’t normally attend meetings; 50-60 school... More

Videos from 9/27/23 Pachyderm Meeting w/Dr. Null and Skeeter Hubert Source

Submitted by john wertz on 2023-10-02 01:04:51

Video 1

Video 2 - Q & A from audience starts @ 13:20.

Major Issues

9/14/23 PIR/FOIA request of CISD w/9/22/23 responses

How long is this bond for? Non-Responsive
Can you please provide a breakdown of costs for each new school? From what I can tell, the draft doesn’t provide that. Non-Responsive
From what were the costs obtained? Non-Responsive
Were these quotes and/or similar schools in the area? Non-Responsive Bond Amount Comparison per Student
How does that compare with per/ft costs across the area(please provide as much detail as possible). Non-Responsive

Also, what exactly is technology Infrastructure and why is this not included in Prop B (below)? Non-Responsive