Bond Issue

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (lobo 1982) — Fri, 09 May 2008 19:57:16 GMT

Agree 100%.

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (kingwolf) — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:15:48 GMT

The truth of the matter is that the bond election sets the tone for the future of the city plain and simple. LISDs outer neighbors have nice tax incomes because most of their residents work in Longview. If this bond fails and LISD continues to deteriorate, we will start down a similar path as Marshall, Nac, Jacksonville, etc. As a city, we will not be able to continue to bring in major industry or support service jobs that accompany those industries.

If your children have...

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (thumbsup66) — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:55:23 GMT

Saturday is an important day for LISD. Please go to the polls and vote for the bond election. These ACADEMIC proposals are very much needed ... and will only cost millions of dollars more if we delay any further. This election will determine the future of LISD -- and the city of Longview.

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Lobo Hookem) — Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:22 GMT

I too know people that live in Longview but have chosen to send there kids elsewhere to school. Several of them I even went to school with (at LISD) and they still chose to move there kids. It irritates me and my wife pretty badly too.

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Lobo Hookem) — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:58:26 GMT

Actually, I don't think Spring Hill takes transfers. You have to live in the district to attend there, unless your parent/parents work for SHISD. I may be wrong, but I think I had a couple of Sprin Hill people tell me that a while back.

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (clisle) — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:17:28 GMT

mavchamp,

considering we have 3 school districts in the city limits, and all take transfers, that is not surprising at all........a no-brainer really

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Mike Kirbow) — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:02:56 GMT

Decision day is Saturday.
http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/05/07/05072008_early_voting.html

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Mavchamp) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:58:30 GMT

Thw article has LHS' enrollment as 1,964. That's even lower than the number the UIL used for the alignment. I wonder where they came up with that number. I know the enrollments always drop from the spring to the fall, but that's a heafty drop.

Having worked in several of the schools at LISD when I was in college with the after school programs, there is no doubt that LISD is in dire need of new facilities, especially for the elementary schools.....

but I...

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Mike Kirbow) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:22:24 GMT

http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/04/20/04202008_longview_high.html

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Mike Kirbow) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:54:17 GMT

http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/04/16/04162008_lisd_bond.html

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (kgstahl) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:03:28 GMT

The GREAT thing is that we are trying to pass a 260 + million dollar bond issue that we need desperately. Adding 8 new schools and additions to the high school and 2 elementary schools. Spring Hill is trying to pass a 46 million dollar bond issue and it will actually cost their tax payers MORE per thousand dollars in home values than our 260 + bond. LONG STORY SHORT.,,,,,,, $100 thousand dollar house in Longview versus the same ($ amount) house in Springhill...... The new Tax Rate in...

Re: Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Lobo Hookem) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:31:42 GMT

I will vote to pass the bond, but I am hearing grumblings about the dollars from some people I know. It is a LOT of money, but also its money that our schools need in a bad way. If not for some of our past school administrations, maybe our schools wouldn't be so bad off, but something has to be done and soon. If it doesn't pass, then our enrollments will continue to decline.

Bond Issue

feeds@yuku.com (Mike Kirbow) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:21:23 GMT

We cannot forget about the upcoming vote!!
http://www.news-journal.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/04/13/04132008_hudson_pep.html