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Conceptual exterior design of Phase I of the new Howe ISD primary school. Drawing by Corgan. Members of the Howe ISD Board of committee were that the district Trustees along with members of the needed to move quickly in the direction of a primary facility that architect and construction companies got together last Monday would house four grade levels of for the ceremonial groundbreaking prekindergarten, kindergarten, first grade and second grade on a new at the location of new primary campus. school scheduled to open in less than a year. The location is on S. https://www.txfb-ins.com/insurance/agent/Grayson/23242/LorettaAnderson The committee's suggestion would Collins Freeway at Summit Hill free existing space at the current Parkway. elementary and middle school campuses with the removal of the Howe ISD's $17 million bond election passed in November 2017 four grade levels. It would also remove traffic congestion on the with 434 votes for to 171 votes against. The 605 ballots cast was a block located between the streets of very high vote count for Howe for a Roberts, Beatrice, Collins Freeway and Aubrey Street. non-presidential election. With 3,220 registered voters in Howe, the Early on discussions were held count equals a voter turnout of about the property between Summit 18.78 percent. Hill and freeway. But finalizing a The district has a bond capacity of property with land developers $20 million but decided not to max became a jump back and forth out the limit and officially initiated between options. Some options the $17 million amount by a board brought forth more questions than answers regarding infrastructure for motion that called for an election sewer and water lines. back in July 2017. A political action committee As the Summit Hill development formed under the name of Bulldogs was nearing completion in early January of 2017, the district hired For Bulldogs and began to seek Templeton Demographics to project donations for marketing to help push through the bond for a the city population and school successful vote. Howe High School enrollment going forward to determine growth rate as it applies Class of 1992 graduate Sharla Ross was selected as the chairman of the to the facilities of the present committee and it was her leadership campuses. After receiving the that helped fuel the fire in the information that the elementary community to vote for the bond. campus was projected to be over capacity in the 2018-19 school year, Based on an average home price of the ISD formed a Community $156,000, Superintendent Kevin Facility Committee made up of parents, teachers, and members of Wilson said a family that owns a the business community in order to home would see an increase of about $228.13 in taxes each year study the impact of the growth to the community and its impact on the which is approximately $19.01 per school district. The findings of the month in tax increases.
http://howefamilydentistry.com/ Conceptual site plan of Phase I of the new Howe ISD primary school. Drawing by Corgan.
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