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📍 Drive to BURTON ISD Office   📅 Monday, October 12, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming BURTON ISD agenda and found 2 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
Blank Check for Construction Manager Contract
📅 October 12, 2026
The board is being asked to pre-approve a contract for a Construction Manager-at-Risk before the final terms and costs are negotiated. This authorizes the Superintendent to sign a deal without the board or the public ever seeing the final price tag.
Response

DEMAND A RECORDED VOTE: Contact the Burton ISD board (see district website for contact info) and demand that Item 9 be amended. The Superintendent should negotiate a contract and bring it back to the board for a final, public vote on the specific terms and dollar amount, not be given a blank check to execute it.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Contract Value
WARNING (LEVEL 7)
Board to Pre-Approve Architect Contract Without Final Cost
📅 October 12, 2026
The board plans to select PlanNorth Architectural Co. and authorize the Superintendent to finalize and sign the contract without a subsequent public vote on the final agreement. This process removes public oversight on a major professional services contract for the district’s restoration projects.
Response

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Contact the Burton ISD board and ask that Item 10 be changed. The board should require the Superintendent to bring the negotiated contract with PlanNorth Architectural Co. back for a public vote before it is executed, so taxpayers can see the final cost.

💰 Impact: Undisclosed Contract Value
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