Pflugerville ISD board preparing final bond proposal

"You could say this is a large bond, but in a lot of ways it is a savings," PISD Superintendent Alex Torrez said. "Because it is going to cost us a lot more in the future if we delay it."

The last time voters approved a bond package for PISD was in 2007. Those bonds—which totaled $125 million—funded the construction of two elementary schools, a middle schools, and a series of facility upgrades and improvements. Like 2007, the new bond proposal is not expected to have an effect on the current property tax rate for district residents.

Among the issues left to resolve are whether to split the election into separate proposals, and possibly setting a deadline before the election to announce the exact locations of the new high school, sports complex and new Timmerman Elementary campus.

The list and cost of projects the board is considering includes:

District facility replacements and renovations—$56,382,472

High School No. 4 (with a 3,500-person capacity stadium)—$104,400,000

Technology improvements—$20,000,000

New classrooms and labs—$8,648,000

New Timmerman Elementary School—$$22,600,000

Elementary School No. 21—$28,349,440

Remodeling of football stadiums—$7,320,000

New regional football stadium—$25,800,000

Land—$7,200,000

Contingency funds—$6,000,000