Palestine Independent School District trustees approved a bond issue for April 9 totaling $100 million at its regular March meeting. During the meeting, the school board also approved an agreement with a construction management company, a tentative project timeline and more than 200 personnel contracts.
According to Superintendent Jason Marshall, the bond issue includes $60 million approved by voters in November’s Bond 2025 election and $30 million in debt remaining from an earlier bond issue in 2009.
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