Voters to Decide Tyler High School Renovations

TYLER – Tyler school trustees have approved putting a bond package before voters on May 6th. School trustees unanimously approved the measure at a Monday night meeting. The $198 million bond proposal would fund renovations for John Tyler and Robert E Lee High Schools. Even though John Tyler was 95% rebuilt in 1981, by today’s standards, it is still outdated. Under the proposal, students will no longer have to walk out in the open from building to building between classes. At Lee, the campus will be nearly totally rebuilt and the campus pushed southward. The only buildings to remain will be the auditorium, varsity gym and the field house. The bond proposal would raise the tax rate for a home valued at $155,000 by $39.00 a year.