Approval of School District Bond Issue
Litchfield Public School District School District · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the school board of Independent School District No. 465 (Litchfield Public Schools) also be authorized to issue its general obligation school building bonds in an amount not to exceed $15,400,000 to provide funds for the acquisition and betterment of school sites and facilities, including the construction of improvements, renovations and upgrades to the Wagner Education Building, including the construction of a secure entrance, parking lot expansion, boiler replacement, the acquisition and installation of a new fire suppression system, and updates to rest rooms^ renovations and updates to the High School/Middle School site and facility, including the remodeling of locker rooms and the construction of ADA accessibility renovations to special education spaces^ the construction of mechanical, HVAC and lighting updates to school sites and facilities^ and the construction of repairs to the grandstand to the football stadium? BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This question asks voters in Litchfield Public Schools (Independent School District No. 465) whether the district may also issue general obligation school building bonds, which are loans repaid with interest from property taxes, of up to $15,400,000. Part of the money would pay for work on the Wagner Education Building. This includes a secure entrance, a bigger parking lot, a new boiler, a new fire suppression system and restroom updates. The rest would pay for locker room and accessibility work at the high school and middle school site, mechanical, HVAC and lighting updates, and repairs to the football stadium grandstand. The ballot notes that a YES vote is a vote for a property tax increase. A YES vote authorizes the bonds. A NO vote means they are not issued.
Fiscal impact
Bonds of up to $15,400,000.
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Opponents say
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