The Bastrop ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted Tuesday, January 21 to call a bond election for May 2, 2020.
Trustees approved the Citizens Advisory Task Force’s (CATF) recommendation of a $140,159,000 bond proposal with no tax rate increase. The ballot will present two propositions as required by law. Proposition A will be a general purpose proposition for $134,248,000, and Proposition B will be a special purpose proposition for $5,911,000.
The CATF, which was led by co-chairs Josh Coy and Robert “Doc” Washington and included 57 additional community members, held seven meetings from October to January examining the District’s demographics and increasing ...