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TYLER – Ahead of the upcoming election, East Texans in Tyler Junior College\u2019s appraisal district are voicing their concerns over a possible rise in property taxes stemming from the college\u2019s $167.3 million bond. The proposed $167.3 million seeks to upgrade three existing facilities \u2014 workforce and academic building, student success center and student safety and the IT center \u2014 but the number is a major concern for many East Texans.<\/p>\n
TJC said that for the average homeowner, the cost breaks down to about $84 a year on a $252,000 home, which is less than a streaming subscription, but it\u2019s still an increase not everyone is sold on. State Republican Executive Committeewoman Christin Bentley argues that for many families, this isn\u2019t just spare change; it adds up.
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\u201cI am opposed to raising property taxes at this time and you would have to have a very good reason and a very good plan,\u201d Bentley said.\u00a0\u201cA hundred dollars a year in additional tax burden for families is a lot when they\u2019re already struggling to make the bills.\u201d<\/p>\n
TJC, however, is still asking for the support of taxpayers in funding the proposed construction projects needed for the aging college\u2019s facilities. \u201cWe do not take lightly to go to taxpayers for support,\u201d TJC Vice President of Operations Kim Lessner said.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust like anything else, if you go to buy a $250,000 house, if you have cash, you\u2019ll pay $250,000; if you\u2019re going on a mortgage on that obviously that $250,000 house you will pay more for that.\u201d<\/p>\n
TJC said they don\u2019t plan to take the full 30 years, but for some residents, that promise doesn\u2019t ease concerns. \u201cI think that they need to go back to the drawing board,\u201d Bentley said.<\/p>\n
TJC argues this is bigger than campus buildings \u2014 they call it an investment not just in students but in the local economy. \u201cFor every dollar a taxpayer pays in, there\u2019s more than 2 dollars of a return,\u201d Lessner said.<\/p>\n
For many, the decision now comes down to either investing in the future or protecting their wallet today.<\/p>\n
Early voting for the bond begins on April 20 and ends on April 28, with the election day being May 2. Anyone with questions may visit the bond website<\/a> for more information at the TJC website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TYLER – Ahead of the upcoming election, East Texans in Tyler Junior College\u2019s appraisal district are voicing their concerns over a possible rise in property taxes stemming from the college\u2019s $167.3 million bond. The proposed $167.3 million seeks to upgrade three existing facilities \u2014 workforce and academic building, student success center and student safety and … Continue reading Voters anxious over May college bond<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":860046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[177],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1497065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news-archive-archives"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-06 15:42:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1497065"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1497068,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1497065\/revisions\/1497068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/860046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1497065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1497065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1497065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}