Biloxi Gulfport, MS, October 28, 2026 —

Hancock County voters are expected to decide on a proposed $19 million school bond issue for the Bay St. Louis-Waveland School District during the Nov. 3 general election. The proposal would fund improvements to aging school facilities, including facilities affected by storm damage, and support expanded academic and career technical education programs.

Programs identified in the proposal include welding, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and information technology (IT). The summary of the bond proposal does not specify which schools or buildings would receive improvements, or how the funding would be divided between facility work and educational programs.

The bond would involve a tax increase for property owners. The amount or rate of the increase, how it would be calculated, and when it would take effect were not provided. Further details about the bond’s repayment period and the estimated cost to individual property owners were also not included.

The election date is listed as Nov. 3, but the year was not specified. No information was provided about the district’s schedule for carrying out projects if voters approve the proposal, or about the specific work planned to address storm damage.

The proposal puts facility improvements and career-focused education expansion before voters in the same bond issue. The available information does not state how the district would proceed if the measure is rejected, nor does it include estimates of enrollment, program participation or other expected outcomes. The measure’s final cost to taxpayers and the detailed scope of the projects remain unspecified in the information provided.


Story summarized from the original created by Brynne Baxley on www.wxxv25.com, see more information here.

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