Jump to content

School Districts And Speculation


mrfootball

Recommended Posts

Question...why can't School Districts with their quasi-governmental powers (ie. authority to tax) exercise proactive measures to shape their community and tax base? For example, what if a school district found that they needed to enhance their commercial mix to go along with their extensive residential tax base in order to ensure their funding. Why couldn't a school district get into the commercial real estate (or residential real estate on the flipside) game? These school districts have enormous financial resources and wield a great deal of jurisdictional power...What stops them from doing this?

Could a school district like Cy-Fair, Katy, Klein, or Conroe purchase a large tract of land for the sole purpose of creating a new commercial tax base (ie. Town Centers)? Do they currently do this? Should they?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I think because the cabbage-head activist parents who don't understand why this is a good idea will freak out. "Think of the children!" They'll go off about how this shouldn't be done because there isn't enough money for school books, and then turn around and approve millions for a new stadium for Friday Night Football.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • The title was changed to School Districts And Speculation

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...