LTISD Info

The Blue Dot Blues recently published an article about the recent school rollback elections on the November 3rd ballot.

“Majority of ISD tax increases passed Tuesday” goes on to say:

“Oh, now, come on, people! At least Lake Travis ISD voters rejected their tax increase. 26 districts passed tax increases yesterday – roughly 63% of school district tax increases that were on Tuesday’s ballot. Which, admittedly, is down from a high of 93% in 2006. But with voter turnout so low everywhere, you have to think that apathy prevented more tax increase rejections.”

- “Majority of ISD tax increases passed Tuesday,” Blue Dot Blues, November 4, 2009

The article goes on to add:

“Until school districts learn to reign in their spending, voters should not approve tax increases, at least not without taking a hard look at where the money is going. I have to commend once again the voters in Lake Travis ISD and Canutillo ISD, and in the 13 other districts where people said “no” to tax increases during rough and uncertain economic times. At the same time, you have to wonder – if they had just said “no” a little earlier, to huge bonded debt, and demanded fiscal responsibility, would the districts have had to ask for tax increases now?”

- “Majority of ISD tax increases passed Tuesday,” Blue Dot Blues, November 4, 2009

Did you know that of the 24,751 eligible voters in the district, 3,693 people voted? That is a turn out of 15% which is very good for an LTISD election. So much for Susan Tolles statement: “we are disappointed with the overall lack of voter turnout in this important local election.”

Apparently 41 school districts sought a tax rollback on Tuesday’s ballot. Of those 41 districts, the LTISD was among the 15 districts who were denied their tax increase. At least there were tax payers in fourteen other districts who were also fed up with their spendthrift school districts.

I bet none of these 41 other districts have an outrageously paid superintendent who makes $252,799/year like Rocky Kirk.