Abilene ISD calls vote on funding plan to fix $3.4 million deficit

Abilene ISD calls vote on funding plan to fix $3.4 million deficit

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - The Abilene Independent School District has a plan to tackle its $3.4 million operating deficit, and the community will decide on it this November. Federal funds save Abilene ISD program, but for how long? The AISD Board of Trustees has voted to call a Voter-Approval Tax Ratification Election (VATRE), giving voters the chance to approve more than $10 million in new annual funding: $3.7 million from local source…