Freestone County residents in Fairfield and Wortham will have some decisions to make for the May 3 election. Early voting begins on Tuesday, April 22, and ends on Tuesday, April 29. Election Day is Saturday, May 3.
Voters in Fairfield ISD will have the opportunity to vote on a bond. The bond reads, “The issuance of $105,395,000 school building bonds for the design, construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, improvement, and equipment of school buildings in the district (including (I) a new high school, (II) elementary school, intermediate school and junior high school improvements and (III) districtwide safety improvements) and the purchase of necessary sites for school buildings, and the levy and imposition of taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds and the costs of any credit agreements. This is a property increase.”
Unopposed candidates on the FISD board of trustee election are Ashlee Daniel, Penny Meredith, and Kimberly Whitaker.
