Pearland - Friendswood - Manvel Voter Guide

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<p>The issuance of $380,075,298 school building bonds for safety & security improvements and equipment throughout the district, and the construction, acquisition and equipment of school buildings in the district (including the rehabilitation, renovation, expansion and improvement thereof), and the purchase of the necessary sites for school buildings, including without limitation, for two elementary schools, one replacement elementary school (for Disney Elementary and Stevenson Primary), one junior high school, and renovation and expansion of high schools (Alvin and Manvel), and levying and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property tax increase.</p>

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<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Approving the ad valorem tax rate of $0.04897 per $100 valuation in Harris County Flood Control District for the current year, a rate that is $0.01581 higher per $100 valuation than the voter approval tax rate of Harris County Flood Control District, for the purpose of operating and maintaining the district’s flood risk reduction infrastructure. Last year, the ad valorem tax rate in Harris County Flood Control District was $0.03105 per $100 valuation. </span></p>