Marlin voters approve $32 million MISD bond

Voters in Falls County voted to pass a $32 million bond that will help revitalize schools in Marlin ISD on Nov. 8.

The bond will also enhance the safety and security at Marlin elementary and middle schools.

Residents in the area should expect an increase in their tax rate by $22.69 per month.

“Last night, our community voted in favor of two propositions that will positively change the future of our students, school district, and community forever,” MISD Superintendent Dr. Daryl Henson said. “On behalf of the Board of Managers, I would like to thank everyone who voted in yesterday’s election. The momentum that we are on is like no other.” 

“The last time Marlin ISD passed a bond was in 1998, 24 years ago,” Henson said. “Understanding that that is two generations of K-12 come into our school system without a bond being passed.”

This bond will serve to renovate and remodel Marlin High School, which includes a new gymnasium, entry way and parking lot with lighting.

Every classroom, cafeteria, library, hallway, science lab and the auditorium will be renovated as well.

Security and access points at all three campuses will be revitalized and modernized.

Legion field will see renovations that include the turf field, sound and lighting. A new track scoreboard and press box will also be built. 

The bond comes from recommendations by the community’s Long Range Facilities Planning Commitee, along with the Board of Managers, who unanimously called for the bond.

Proposition A received 89 percent support from voters, while proposition B received 55 percent support.

“Earning a rating of an 86 and having Marlin Elementary selected as a National Demonstration School, the only school from Texas by the way, and passing a bond with two propositions is a testament to the work that we have all put in over the recent years,” Henson said. “I can’t thank you all enough. Our students will get the opportunity to learn and compete in environments that represent what it means to be a Marlin Bulldog.”

Henson said that as more information becomes available in regards to design phases and construction timelines, MISD will communicate it with the community.