Early voting is underway for entities in the Whitney and Aquilla areas ahead of the Saturday, May 4, election date.
The City of Whitney and Whitney Independent School District will hold a joint election, and voting for both is ongoing at the Whitney ISD Administration Building, located at 305 South San Jacinto Street in Whitney.
Early voting in Whitney will be conducted weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Monday, April 29. An additional early voting opportunity has been scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 30. On election day, Saturday, May 4, voting will be at the same location from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
For the City of Whitney, the terms of council members Aimee Boswell, Martis Ward and Valery Peacock are expiring this year. Boswell and Peacock filed to retain their seats, and they will be joined on the ballot by Shawntay Owens, Vicki Wilson, Cheryl Taylor-West and Debbie Gregory.
There are three seats available on the Whitney ISD Board of Trustees, with the terms of Charles Buzan, Jason Sneed and Ray Watson expiring. All three incumbents filed to stay on the board, and also filing were Wayne Redding, Connie Terry and Larry Farmer.
Aquilla ISD voters will decide a $12 million bond issue consisting of two separate propositions involving instructional and athletic upgrades. Voters will be able to support one or both propositions.
Early voting in Aquilla will be conducted from Monday, April 22, through Tuesday, April 30, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The early voting site will be the Aquilla ISD library, located at 404 North Richards in Aquilla.
On Saturday, May 4, election day voting will be at the Aquilla Community Center, located at 201 East Treadwell, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The proposal includes new construction, additional classrooms, a multipurpose center and a new track and field.
The independent propositions include:
Proposition A (Instructional)
- Seven additional instructional classrooms
- multipurpose center
- additional parking
- access drive (asphalt)
Proposition B (Athletics) - Eight-lane track and field (natural grass)
- Concessions and restrooms at stadium
- Bleachers/press box/field lighting
The district’s financial advisor has determined that there would not be a tax rate increase in taxes for Proposition A. If home valuations increase and the tax rate remains constant, homeowners will see a slight tax increase due to the home valuations. Proposition B would increase the district’s I&S tax rate by 10 cents per $100 valuation, bringing it to $1.21, which was the same tax rate in 2022.
More information about the Aquilla ISD bond proposal is available at aquillaisdbond.com.
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