More than 60 percent of Wimberley ISD voters May 5 gave the green light to a $45.5 million bond package that includes construction of a new primary school campus.

The referendum, which was approved with 67 percent of the 2,520 voters who took part in the election, also includes a $.065 ad valorem tax increase for those under the age of 65. With the bond’s approval, Wimberley ISD’s tax rate will go from $1.297 per $100 valuation to $1.362.

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