Austin ISD on spending spree?

Austin Independent School District is holding hearings this week on the possibility of asking for $225 million in new bond money.

This despite having money still leftover from the last bond approved by voters! The school board still has not taken action to determine the location of two new elementary schools, to be paid for with money from the $520-million bond issue passed by voters in 2004.

The new $225 million bond question could go before voters as early as May. That's a mere 4 months away!

The hearings, open to the public, will be held as follows:

• Tuesday, January 15, 6 p.m. in the Covington Middle School theater. The
school is located in south Austin at 3700 Convict Hill Road.

• Wednesday, January 16, 6 p.m., in the LBJ High School cafeteria. The
school is located in northeast Austin at 7309 Lazy Creek Drive.

For more information on the proposals, please check out the Austin ISD website here.