It’s Time!

Early voting on the #BISDBond18 begins today.

Vote anywhere in Tarrant County Oct. 22 – Nov. 2.

Early Voting Locations within Birdville ISD

Oct. 22–26: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Oct. 27: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Oct. 28: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Oct. 29 – Nov. 2: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Haltom City Northeast Center
3201 Friendly Lane
Haltom City, 76117

Hurst Recreation Center
700 Mary Drive
Hurst, 76053

Dan Echols Center
6801 Glenview Drive
North Richland Hills, 76180

Northeast Courthouse
645 Grapevine Highway
Hurst, 76054

Oct. 30 – Nov. 1: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Tarrant County College
Northeast Campus
Student Center NSTU 1506
828 W. Harwood Road
Hurst, 76054

*For other Tarrant County locations, visit BISDbond18.net.

(Tarrant County allows early voting at any location within the county.)

The efficient management of the BISD’s existing bond debt over the last six years has allowed the District to refinance more than $142.2 million of its outstanding bonds at a lower interest rate, saving taxpayers $18,360,986 in future interest costs. The District has also prepaid approximately $16.3 million of its bonds prior to scheduled maturity, saving an additional $11,102,560 for taxpayers. BISD will continue to carefully monitor its bond debt and related interest rates in an effort to save taxpayers additional dollars in the future.

The District repays its bonds on an annual basis over a period of 25 years or less, while structuring its annual bond payments to decline over time creating additional bonding capacity for future bond proposals. Furthermore, the District repays its bonds based upon the useful life of the assets for which the District is financing. As an example, BISD repays bonds issued for new school buildings over a 25-year period, but repays bonds issued for technology and other short-term assets over a period of 3 to 10 years.

Birdville ISD will have the ability to sell these additional bonds with NO school tax rate increase due to bond prepayments and the refinancing of current bonds at lower interest rates.