College Station ISD won't seek a tax rate election, superintendent tells chamber

College Station ISD will not hold a voter-approval tax rate election this year, Superintendent Tim Harkrider told members of the Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce at the chamber's monthly legislative affairs meeting this week.

Some Texas districts are asking voters to approve higher rates this fall. Harkrider said College Station ISD has already held one, and that another election now "would be for the copper pennies."

"We're just not in a position right now that we want to ask our community to raise a tax rate where half of that money would go back to the state of Texas, and we wouldn't be able to keep it all," Harkrider said, according to KBTX.

Harkrider said the district's rate is now at its lowest level. He also highlighted gains in academics and athletics and the completion of bond projects.

He cited the 3% raise approved last year for every district employee as an example of support for staff.

Source: KBTX News 3.

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