Tarrant County College has $825M bond package on Nov. 5 ballot
By Neetish Basnet nbasnet@bizpress.net
Along with 10 propositions to amend the Texas constitution, Tarrant County voters will consider a taxpayer-backed $825 million bond package proposed by its community college district on the Nov. 5 election ballot.
Tarrant County College District [TCC] called for the first bond election in about 25 years, seeking funds to construct new facilities as well as improve and repurposing old ones.
Apart from the millions of dollars, what's at stake in this election is also the future of education in Fort Worth and Tarrant County, said TCC Chancellor Eugene Giovannini.
"It will allow us to handle a lot of the growth that's happened, and that's critical," Giovannini told the Business Press. "It will position us – so as students come out of high school or business community is looking for education and training – as the best equipped to continue to be able to deliver."
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