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Mustang Voters to Decide on $178 Million School Bond in February
The Mustang Board of Education has approved a $178 million bond election for Feb. 9, 2027, splitting the package into two propositions covering facilities, technology, safety, arts and transportation. District officials say the bond would be paid off over 10.5 years without raising local taxes.
MUSTANG, Okla. â Mustang Public Schools will ask voters to approve a $178 million bond package next year after the district's Board of Education signed off on the election, setting up a February vote that would fund a sweeping list of school upgrades and classroom investments.
The measure, known as Momentum27, will appear on the ballot Feb. 9, 2027, and is divided into two propositions that residents will consider separately.
Proposition 1 totals $173.32 million and would pay for school facilities, construction and improvement projects, instructional resources, technology, safety and security upgrades and other eligible school investments. Proposition 2, at $4.68 million, is dedicated to student transportation equipment and related improvements.
District leaders say the package is the second phase of Momentum, a long-range, phased building and investment plan introduced in 2023 that is designed to carry the district through bond proposals in 2023, 2027 and 2031.
According to the district, about $39 million of the plan would fund items such as technology, instructional resources, HVAC and facility systems, safety and security equipment, fine arts and athletics equipment, and transportation. The remaining roughly $139 million would go toward major construction and improvement projects addressing existing schools and spaces, district infrastructure, student programs, and new or expanded facilities.
Officials say the bond would be collected over 10.5 years and would not raise taxes in the area â a key selling point for a district that has been growing and modernizing its campuses. The proposal follows recent facility work in the district, including the opening of Sunset Hill Elementary, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August.
The election puts the future of Mustang's classrooms, arts programs and bus fleet in voters' hands. Supporters frame the plan as a continuation of a carefully sequenced investment strategy, while the no-tax-increase pledge is likely to be central to the campaign. Residents will have until Feb. 9 to weigh the two propositions, which must be approved individually.
For more information on the bond, residents can visit the Mustang Public School District's website.