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I've been wondering when all that flat land in Speegleville would develop. They will eventually need to enlarge or build a new Speegleville Elementary for these new students that will follow.

Midway already owns a decent size tract over there on which to build.

A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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Establishing a municipal management district will allow Shelton to finance the water and wastewater lines needed for the development, along with the utility lines, roads and drainage infrastructure within the development, using bonds rather than upfront payments or private financing, said Mindy Koehne, a real estate attorney with Coats Rose PC in Dallas.

The bonds will then be paid back by a property tax assessed and collected by the district.

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The Houston area is famous for this kind of thing with MUD's and the like.

I wonder how much the additional tax will be per $100 valuation, as that area will now have Midway ISD, City of Waco (which is a fairly high rate compared to surrounding cities), McLennan County, MCC plus the new MMD?

Yes, I know. There is no free lunch, although you can get pretty close at Church's Chicken with the (2)-piece dark for $3.49. ;-)

Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

Coke Bear said:

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

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What area of Richie Road are you referencing?

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Coke Bear said:

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

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What area of Richie Road are you referencing?

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The Park Meadows subdivision.

Is Stonehenge still Lorena? Or did it flip with Park Meadows?

Coke Bear said:

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Volunteer said:

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Coke Bear said:

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

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What area of Richie Road are you referencing?

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The Park Meadows subdivision.

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That is a huge tax base to give up. Around 1000 newly constructed homes, and they are still building. It could push Lorena into 5A. I wonder if that was part of the thinking. I am sure some would prefer it be a large 4A than a small 5A.

Liteitup said:

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Is Stonehenge still Lorena? Or did it flip with Park Meadows?

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Stonehenge is still proudly part of LISD. At least that's what my taxes say.

Callan Village is also Lorena.

RightRevBear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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Volunteer said:

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Coke Bear said:

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

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What area of Richie Road are you referencing?

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The Park Meadows subdivision.

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That is a huge tax base to give up. Around 1000 newly constructed homes, and they are still building. It could push Lorena into 5A. I wonder if that was part of the thinking. I am sure some would prefer it be a large 4A than a small 5A.

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Lorena couldn't have supported that rapid of a growth. I think many were attracted to it because it IS Midway ISD and DR Horton built a bajillion homes that are/were affordable starter homes - similar to the Woodgate area (Rey, Real, Ramada) only without the that quality. I understand resale is tough in that area now, but that could be due to Texas' extremely soft market.

Believe it or not, but I think Lorena is still small 4A. We're just a few years removed from our drop into large 3A.

They have been punching above their weight for more than a decade.

A great deal of development of the residential aspect of LISD in the last few years. They are trying to figure out what is their next move. They just expanded the HS in 2016.

Coke Bear said:

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Jackson Bear said:

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Coke Bear said:

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A few years back, I was out that direction around 4:20-4:30 and saw a Midway school bus dropping of students. That new subdivision is going to be long days for those kids.

I'm kinda surprised that China Spring didn't want to take that area with all the growth they've incurred.

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The land is not in China Springs school district and would have to be released by Midway, which would never happen. Those boundaries were shaped in many cases over 100 years ago. I believe there was an old Speegleville district that later combined with others to form what is now Midway back in the 40s or 50s. Someone older than me would have to confirm that, however.

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Thanks for your input. I never said that it was part of CSisd.

District boundaries do change from time to time. Within the 15-20 years (give or take) Lorena gave up some land to Midway along Ritchie Rd. because it is much closer to 5 Midway schools than any Lorena school.

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When did they do this? I can find nothing that says they gave up land. Everything I can find shows that was always Midway isd and I don't remember anything about them giving up land.

Was this change due to the new neighborhood being built right on the old line and it was requested to be all in one district?

The new housing subdivisions on Hewitt Drive from Spring Valley Road to Interstate 35 are all LISD.

In fact, the new McDonald's that is being built near Old Temple Road is actually in LISD, which is good because that tax base could use some commercial assistance. It has always been agriculturally and residentially dependent.

Overall, McLennan County is one of the most modest growth areas in the State of Texas. While other metros are turning boulevards into highways, the Waco metro is turning highways into boulevards.

As many know, McLennan basically does it's own thing. It's a self-serving area that is content to be what it always was instead of what it could become.

It will be more interesting, as I have said before, as the Waco Metro falls behind all the other Central Texas metros in terms of population and development over the next 50 years. Within 10 years, the Waco MSA will likely be the smallest of the Central Texas metropolitan areas. So, I don't think you'll see it as a "hub" for Central Texas as it was in the past. The wealth is spread now among many counties in Central Texas, many of which are growing at a pace much faster than McLennan. That is going to change the economic development of the entire region along Interstate 35.

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