Early voters make voices heard

Another election season kicked off locally Oct. 24 with eligible voters within the boundaries of the Wills Point ISD having the opportunity to weigh in on the fate of the school district’s $42.5 million bond proposal.

As of 10 a.m. Oct. 26, 245 ballots had already been cast to determine the fate of the bond.

The bond has been one of the primary focuses of the district throughout most of the year, with supporters touting the need for infrastructure improvements and upgrades at the primary, intermediate and high school campuses and the need for a new junior high campus. Additionally, the bond would lead to construction of a new road between Terrace Drive and Wingo Way to alleviate strains caused by bus traffic.

Passage of the bond would set in motion several other dominos, with the district planning to implement a plan to sell the current middle school campus, consolidate its administrative and special education offices at the current junior high campus, and restructure the district’s grade configuration as follows: the newly renovated and expanded primary campus will house pre-k through second grade, the intermediate will house 3^rd-5^th grades, the newly constructed junior high will house 6^th-8^th grades and the high school will follow its current formula of housing 9^th-12^th grades.

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