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Committee scales back school bond proposal to $429 million

By ZEN T. C. ZHENG
Houston Chronicle

After nearly two months of number-crunching and debating, a Fort Bend school district committee on Tuesday night slashed nearly $48 million off a $490 million bond proposal.

The $429.4 million bundle that the 60-member committee agreed on includes $1.02 million in campus improvements. On the wish list are numerous improvements to First Colony Middle School, including its interior, sound systems, carpeting and locker rooms, and a divider wall at Goodman Elementary.

The bond package would swell a bit more if improvements are considered for Blue Ridge Elementary School.

Fresno resident and committee member Rodrigo Carreon brought attention to the deterioration of the 38-year-old campus, and on Tuesday night the district agreed to investigate the campus' renovation needs.

"I'm happier now," said Carreon, who graduated from Blue Ridge in 1979. "The school district hasn't done anything to my school. It's falling apart. The kitchen, the restroom and everything there are still the same. They have been used for 38 years." . . . (click title link above for more)