It’s an investment for our future

The Pittsburg Independent School District board of trustees is considering calling for a $10 million bond issue for the purpose of making facility and safety improvements. Each campus is facing safety and/or facility issues that truly need to be addressed.
As a community we are responsible for the education of our children, and with that responsibility, we are also entrusted with their safety. The elementary and the junior high schools are using some portable buildings for classrooms. Anyone with the knowledge of Texas weather knows that violent storms can happen at any time, and the chances of injury or death are greatly increased to those classrooms housed in a portable building. Are you comfortable with having your child or grandchild spending most of their day in a compromising situation?
The primary school needs a larger parking lot that is well lit. We ask a lot of our teachers. Is it too much to afford them a safe venue when coming and going from their work place? The high school needs a new agriculture building located on campus. Busing students to and from a remote location is an inefficient use of their time. Also those students have to cross the railroad tracks, and I for one am concerned about that and hope you are too. Our children truly are an asset in our community and for about $60 a year (based on a $150,000 home) a $10 million bond can be issued. The 2.25 percent interest rate is the lowest in history.
It just makes sense. Like I said, our children are an investment in our future.
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