(Aledo, Tx) – Aledo ISD residents will head to the polls in November to decide on a $149.9 million bond package to build new schools and renovate several existing campuses in anticipation of future growth in the district.

The Weatherford Democrat reports the bond was approved by the Bearcat Growth Committee and the Aledo board of trustees in August.  The bond package includes money for a second middle school, a sixth elementary school and renovations or expansions to Aledo Middle School, McAnally Intermediate and Vandagriff Elementary in addition to the purchase of more school buses.

The district says if the bond passes, they also plan to earmark $4.5 million to buy land for future school sites.  Administrators say the bond will not have a tax rate increase with it.