Posted 11:29 am Friday, October 22, 2010
Faith-Based Leaders Group Endorses Tyler ISD Bond
A group of faith-based leaders today endorsed Tyler ISD’s $89.85 million bond package.
This is the third endorsement from the community in two weeks.
On Thursday, a group of local education officials from public, private and higher education endorsed the bond package.
Last week, the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed the package.
The interfaith group that endorsed the package includes leaders from 20 local congregations, according to a statement from the VOTE YES committee, a pro-bond group.
Included in this group are: Dr. David O. Dykes, Green Acres Baptist Church; Rabbi Neal Katz, Congregation Beth El; Rev. Ralph E. Caraway, Sr., St. Louis Baptist Church; Charles Dodson, Breckenridge Village of Tyler; President Rev. Charles Faulks; The Rev. Canon Dr. Robert DeWolfe, St. Francis Episcopal Church; Anwar Khalifa, Islamic Society; Rev Dr. Archie Hicks; Rev Daryl B. Bowdre; Dr. Stuart Baskin, First Presbyterian Church; Rev. Rob Fisher, Pollard United Methodist Church; Bishop David Houston; Rev. Valita F. Waits; Rev. Charles Burns; Rev. John R. Hinton; Bishop C.F. Porter; Rev Robert L. Davis; Dr. John Robbins, Marvin United Methodist Church; Superintendent Rev Melton R. Timmons; and Chris Pulliam, First Christian Church.
Dykes said he and his wife, Cindy, support the bond package because Tyler children should have the best facilities, according to a prepared statement.
“An investment in the lives of children is a wise investment in the future of our nation,” Dykes said.
Caraway said it is imperative the bond proposal pass to ensure TISD finishes the job it started.
“We have completed 14 of the 16 elementary building projects…only two are left,” he said in a prepared statement. “Join me in voting YES to keep building schools that are being built on time and under budget. Remember, this proposal does not raise our tax rate.”
The TISD bond proposal calls for the replacement of Rice and Dixie elementary schools and the construction of a new middle school in southwest Tyler.
Grassroots America-We the People, a local political and educational group, is opposed to the bond package.
The group cites poor planning by the school district and a need to have more answers about the district’s plans as a reason to stop the building projects.
Grassroots will have a press conference at 1 p.m. to address some of the group’s concerns.
Check back at TylerPaper.com for more information.
Last week, the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce endorsed the package.
The interfaith group that endorsed the package includes leaders from 20 local congregations, according to a statement from the VOTE YES committee, a pro-bond group.
Included in this group are: Dr. David O. Dykes, Green Acres Baptist Church; Rabbi Neal Katz, Congregation Beth El; Rev. Ralph E. Caraway, Sr., St. Louis Baptist Church; Charles Dodson, Breckenridge Village of Tyler; President Rev. Charles Faulks; The Rev. Canon Dr. Robert DeWolfe, St. Francis Episcopal Church; Anwar Khalifa, Islamic Society; Rev Dr. Archie Hicks; Rev Daryl B. Bowdre; Dr. Stuart Baskin, First Presbyterian Church; Rev. Rob Fisher, Pollard United Methodist Church; Bishop David Houston; Rev. Valita F. Waits; Rev. Charles Burns; Rev. John R. Hinton; Bishop C.F. Porter; Rev Robert L. Davis; Dr. John Robbins, Marvin United Methodist Church; Superintendent Rev Melton R. Timmons; and Chris Pulliam, First Christian Church.
Dykes said he and his wife, Cindy, support the bond package because Tyler children should have the best facilities, according to a prepared statement.
“An investment in the lives of children is a wise investment in the future of our nation,” Dykes said.
Caraway said it is imperative the bond proposal pass to ensure TISD finishes the job it started.
“We have completed 14 of the 16 elementary building projects…only two are left,” he said in a prepared statement. “Join me in voting YES to keep building schools that are being built on time and under budget. Remember, this proposal does not raise our tax rate.”
The TISD bond proposal calls for the replacement of Rice and Dixie elementary schools and the construction of a new middle school in southwest Tyler.
Grassroots America-We the People, a local political and educational group, is opposed to the bond package.
The group cites poor planning by the school district and a need to have more answers about the district’s plans as a reason to stop the building projects.
Grassroots will have a press conference at 1 p.m. to address some of the group’s concerns.
Check back at TylerPaper.com for more information.
