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📍 Drive to BELLVILLE ISD Office   📅 Monday, November 16, 2026 to Calendar
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Heads up, Texas taxpayers: we’ve reviewed the upcoming BELLVILLE ISD agenda and found 1 items that deserve your attention before the gavel falls.
ALERT (LEVEL 8)
Tax Rate ‘Cut’ Hides 22% Property Tax Hike
📅 November 16, 2026
The district is presenting a Taxpayer Impact Statement that reveals a significant property tax increase disguised as a rate cut. While the tax rate was lowered from $0.9804 to $0.9253, a massive 29.5% surge in the median home value means the actual tax bill for that homeowner will jump by $181, a 22.3% increase.
Response

Use the Open Forum to hold the board accountable for the 22% tax hike detailed in their own ‘Taxpayer Impact Statement’ (Item 13.A). Contact the Board of Trustees via the district website: ‘A tax rate ‘cut’ that results in a 22% tax bill increase is dishonest. I urge you to adopt the no-new-revenue rate in the next budget cycle.’

💰 Impact: 22.3% Tax Bill Increase
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