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Voters will decide on bonds today
Published November 3, 2009
ANGLETON — Of the 7,152 voters who cast ballots early for today’s elections, 67 percent voted in Brazosport and Alvin ISDs, where school bond elections are being held.
There are 11 amendments to the Texas Constitution on the ballot, but they are not likely what is drawing the interest, Brazoria County Elections Director Janice Evans said.
Brazosport ISD officials are seeking $166 million for districtwide improvements and Alvin ISD is looking for $70 million. At the Brazosport College polling place in Lake Jackson, 1,549 people voted, and 360 votes were cast at the Freeport Library for 1,909 early votes in Brazosport ISD, Brazoria County Lead Elections Clerk Susan Cloudt said.
Although voters can cast ballots at any of 10 county locations for any measure, they usually vote close to home, Cloudt said.
In Alvin ISD, 2,439 people voted on the strength of 1,282 ballots cast at 22 “mobile voting” stations set up for brief times at sites like football games and other school functions. At the Alvin Library, 1,157 people voted. Manvel is in Alvin ISD, and 457 votes were cast there for a total of 2,896 votes in that district.
If approved by voters, Alvin ISD bonds would pay to build two elementary schools and a middle school and purchase land and design work for the district’s third high school. The rest of the money will come from previously approved bonds.
Brazosport ISD bonds would pay for new school buildings for A.P. Beutel, Jane Long and T.W. Ogg elementary schools. The bond proposal also includes new gymnasiums for five elementaries and Lanier Middle School, campuses which currently are without gyms. A districtwide natatorium and fine arts wings for Freeport Intermediate and Brazoswood High School also are included, along with renovations, maintenance and technology.
Manvel city officials hope for $2.5 million for a new building to house a library and city offices, and Evans said that likely drove voting there.
Danbury ISD is seeking $8.9 million in bonds to complete a second floor of the middle school, a classroom and cafeteria wing addition to the elementary school and a multi-use athletic facility. The early voting location nearest Danbury is in Angleton, where 601 ballots were cast. Danbury voters historically wait until election day to cast ballots though, Evans said.
Also on today’s ballot are 11 amendments to the state constitution, including measures to restrict use of eminent domain for economic development; to protect access to public beaches; to tax property based only on value as a home and not at a commercial-use value; to set uniform standards for property appraisals; to allow consolidation of property appraisal boards; and to allow members of the Texas State Guard or other state military force to hold civil offices.
Evans hopes to see an overall 10 percent vote countywide but isn’t optimistic. Brazoria County saw 4.3 percent of 166,484 registered voters active in early voting compared to the Secretary of State’s Texaswide prediction of 3 percent, Elections Clerk Tricia DeVille said.
“We’ve told all the election clerks and judges to bring a book to help them pass the time,” Evans said of election day workers.
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today in 33 locations, with many precincts combined into the same location. There are 71 voting precincts and those are numbered to 77. Over time, some precincts have been eliminated or changed and numbers have been left as they were, Evans said. Precinct numbers could change in 2011, when the state undergoes redistricting, she said.
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2009 elections
BRAZORIA COUNTY POLLING PLACES
Voting hours are from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. today
For information, visit www.brazoriacountyvotes.com or call the Brazoria County Elections Department at 979-864-1662.
1. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
2. West Columbia Civic Center, 514 E. Brazos, W. Columbia, 979-864-1662
3. Alvin Fire Station, 300 W. House St., Alvin, , 281-331-7688
4. Precinct 4 County Barn, 1001 Market St., Brazoria, 979-798-2158
5. Holiday Lakes City Hall, 195 N. Texas Ave., Holiday Lakes, 979-849-1136
6. Liverpool City Hall, 8901 Calhoun, Liverpool, 281-581-2233
7. Brazosport High School, 1800 W. Second St., Freeport, 979-864-1662.
8. Oyster Creek City Hall, 3210 FM 523, Oyster Creek, 979-233-0243
9. First Baptist Church Rosharon, 16211 FM 1462, Rosharon, 979-864-1662.
10. Damon Elementary School, 1211 Mulcahy, Damon, 979-742-3457
11. Iowa Colony Community Center, 12003 CR 65, Iowa Colony, 281-369-2471
12. Lawhon Elementary School, 5810 Brookside, Pearland, 979-864-1662
13. First Baptist Church Old Ocean, 301 N. Highway 35, Old Ocean, 979-647-4609
14. Sweeny Community Center, 205 W. Ashley-Wilson Road, Sweeny, 979-548-2661
15. Danbury Community Center, 6115 5th St., Danbury, 979-864-1662
16. Harby Junior High School, 1500 Heights Road, Alvin, 979-864-1662
17. Brazosport High School, 1800 W. Second St., Freeport, 979-864-1662
18. Brazosport High School, 1800 W. Second St., Freeport, 979-864-1662
19. Clute City Hall, 108 E. Main, Clute, 979-265-2541, Ext. 103
20. Jones Creek Community House, 7207 Stephen F. Austin Road, Jones Creek, 979-233-2700
21. First Baptist Church Rosharon, 16211 FM 1462, Rosharon, 979-864-1662
22. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
23. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
24. Gladys Polk Elem. School, 600 Audubon Woods, Richwood, 979-864-1662
25. Hillcrest Village Municipal Building, 200 W. Timberlane, Alvin, 281-331-5733
26. Lawhon Elementary School, 5810 Brookside, Pearland, 979-864-1662
27. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
28. Pearland Community Center, 3523 Liberty Drive, Pearland, 281-652-1808
29. Westside Event Center, 2150 Countryplace Parkway, Pearland, 713-436-8600
30. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
31. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
32. Wild Peach Elementary School, CR 353, Brazoria, 979-864-1662
33. Mims Community Center, 4283 FM 521, Brazoria, 979-798-8170
34. Harby Junior High School, 1500 Heights Road, Alvin , 979-864-1662
35. Alvin Fire Station, 300 W. House St., Alvin, 281-331-7688
36. Bailey Road Facility, 4717 Bailey Road, Pearland, 979-864-1662
37. Brazosport High School, 1800 W. Second St., Freeport, 979-864-1662
38. Surfside Beach City Hall, 1304 Monument Drive, Surfside Beach, 979-233-1531, Ext. 4
39. Harby Junior High School, 1500 Heights Road, Alvin, 979-864-1662
40. Courthouse North Annex, 7313 Corporate Drive, Manvel, 281-756-2433
41. Alvin Fire Station, 300 W. House St., Alvin, 281-331-7688
42. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
43. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
44. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
45. Lake Jackson Civic Center, 333 Highway 332 E., 979-415-2600
46. Pearland Community Center, 3523 Liberty Drive, Pearland, 281-652-1808
47. Bailey Road Facility, 4717 Bailey Road, Pearland, 979-864-1662
48. Clute City Hall, 108 E. Main, Clute, 979-265-2541, Ext. 103
49. Columbia Lakes Fire Station, 124 Edgewater, West Columbia, 979-345-6260
51. Fellowship Bible Church, 1720 E. Broadway, Pearland
52. Hillcrest Village Municipal Building, 200 W. Timberlane, Alvin, 281-331-573
54. Gladys Polk Elem. School, 600 Audubon Woods Drive, Richwood, 979-864-1662
55. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
56. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
57. Liverpool City Hall, 8901 Calhoun, Liverpool, 281-581-2233
58. Southwyck Golf Club, 2901 Clubhouse Drive, Pearland
59. Nolan Ryan Junior High, 11500 Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland, 979-864-1662
60. Silverlake Recreation Center, 2715 Southwyck Parkway., Pearland, 979-864-1662
61. Fellowship Bible Church, 1720 E. Broadway, Pearland, 979-864-1662
62. Silverlake Recreation Center, 2715 Southwyck Parkway., Pearland, 979-864-1662
63. Silverlake Recreation Center, 2715 Southwyck Parkway., Pearland, 979-864-1662
64. Bailey Road Facility, 4717 Bailey Road, Pearland
65. Westside Event Center, 2150 Countryplace Parkway, Pearland, 713-436-8600
67. Bailey Road Facility, 4717 Bailey Road, Pearland, 979-864-1662
68. Fellowship Bible Church, 1720 E. Broadway, Pearland, 979-864-1662
71. Harby Junior High School, 1500 Heights Road, Alvin, 979-864-1662
72. Harby Junior High School, 1500 Heights Road, Alvin, 979-864-1662
74. Courthouse East Annex, 1524 E. Mulberry, Angleton, 979-864-1387
75. Southwyck Golf Club, 2901 Clubhouse Drive, Pearland. 713-436-9999
76. Westside Event Center, 2150 Countryplace Parkway, Pearland, 979-864-1662
77. Bailey Road Facility, 4717 Bailey Road, Pearland, 979-864-1662
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