LONGVIEW, Texas — Pine Tree ISD will hold a $55 million bond election in November to seek funding for a career and technical education center and new high school baseball facility as well as several other renovations.
The election is set for Nov. 7 with one proposition on the ballot. If approved, the following items would be funded:
- Parkway Elementary School additions and renovations
- Birch Elementary School renovations
- Pine Tree Junior High School additions and renovations
- Pine Tree High School addition of Career and Technical Education facility and renovations
- New Pine Tree High School baseball facility
According to Pine Tree ISD, the anticipated tax rate increase with the approval of the bond would be $0.1684. If someone living in the Pine Tree ISD area is age 65 or older and applied for available tax freeze, the bond will not impact their homestead taxes.
Superintendent Steve Clugston said Pine Tree ISD has been creating a 10-year facilities plan over the past two years, and out of that came a two-phase master plan with the first part being the $55 million bond proposal.
Clugston added these proposed additions, renovations and new construction will increase educational efficiencies as well as the life span of all associated campuses.
Early voting is set for Oct. 23 through Nov. 3, while Election Day will be Nov. 7.