Updated 11:23 a.m. Nov. 8 With 100 percent of vote centers reporting, voters supported Lamar Consolidated ISD's $445 million bond with 61 percent, or 4,721 residents, in favor of the referendum. Thirty nine percent, or 3,044 residents, opposed it, according to unofficial voting results.
Lamar CISD Superintendent Thomas Randle tweeted his support of the results late Tuesday night.
Updated 10:52 p.m. Nov. 7 With 98 percent of vote centers reporting, voters supported Lamar Consolidated ISD's $445 million bond, according to unofficial voting results. Sixty-one percent, or 4,505 residents, supported the bond while 39 percent, or 2,821 opposed it.
The bond is the district's highest referendum to date and will fund the construction of five new schools and upgrades to all existing campuses.
Update 8:55 p.m. Nov. 7 With 2,708 votes, or 57 percent, supporters of the $445 million Lamar Consolidated ISD bond are still leading opponents, according to updated unofficial voting results. Forty-three percent, or 2,087 individuals, voted against the referendum, with 22 percent of vote centers reporting. All results are unofficial until canvassed. Original Post 7:42 p.m. Nov. 7 Early voters are leaning toward approving Lamar Consolidated ISD’s proposed $445 million bond referendum, according to unofficial early voting results. Fifty-six percent, or 1,904 residents, cast their ballot for the bond while 1,468 residents, or 44 percent, voted against it. The $445 million bond issue is Lamar CISD’s highest referendum to date. If approved by voters, the bond will be used to fund new schools and land purchases and updates to all existing campuses. The five new schools that would be built with the bond include three elementary schools, one junior high school and one high school. All of the schools are needed to relieve overcrowding that pervades the district at most existing campuses. The district uses 152 portable classrooms to accommodate those overcrowded schools, according to a flier from the district. Average homeowners in the area with a house worth $231,000 can expect to see an estimated tax increase of $98 annually after all bonds are issued, according to a flier from the district.