May 7, 2023 - Voters in Comal ISD approved bond propositions A and C on the May 6, 2023 ballot. According to preliminary, unofficial results, approximately 55 percent of voters approved Proposition A, 59 percent of voters opposed Proposition B, and 53 percent of voters approved Proposition C.
Proposition A authorizes the district to sell $560,564,863 in bonds to address continued district growth in the way of three new elementary schools to provide capacity relief to Bill Brown, Johnson Ranch, Oak Creek and Freiheit Elementary Schools, and a new middle school to relieve Canyon Middle School. Also funded from Proposition A is a new Life Bridges campus, a program designed to educate young adults with disabilities to increase independence in family and community settings.
In addition, more than $17 million of Proposition A will fund safety and security projects throughout the district. Other projects funded from Proposition A include capital projects at existing campuses that support student programs, facility infrastructure projects such as roofs and HVAC systems to maintain the operational integrity of the campuses, buses to replace aging units, and land for future schools.
The failed Proposition B proposed $46,094,984 in bonds to address stadium safety improvements at Canyon Lake High School and a bleacher expansion and fieldhouse at Davenport High School. Davenport, which has seen higher than expected enrollment since it opened in 2020, was designed to have the fieldhouse added as student participation in the various programs grew.
Proposition C authorizes the district to sell $28,000,000 in bonds to fund the purchase of student learning devices, classroom audiovisual equipment, and technology infrastructure across the district.