Brownsboro High School is among four campuses that would be expanded, renovated, or rebuilt if a tax election on Nov. 2 is successful. File Photo Trustees have called an election for Nov. 2 to determine whether the Brownsboro Independent School District will raise taxes to finance the construction of a new campus in Brownsboro and expand another one in Chandler.

The move came during a meeting on Monday night, nearly a year after officials began reviewing their options to prepare for what they believe will be substantial growth in Henderson County over the next three decades.

Trustees formally accepted a recommendation in July from the Citizens Facilities Advisory Committee to build a new Brownsboro Elementary School west of town and expand Chandler Elementary School a sixth time.

That plan includes creating more classroom space at the existing Brownsboro Elementary campus for Brownsboro Junior High School students. At Brownsboro High School, that campus would be renovated to address technology needs and better athletic space. A fieldhouse could also be built.

Administrators and former committee members have called the plan “the most cost-efficient.” Building the new campus and renovating the others (Proposition 1) is expected to cost $25.5 million. A new fieldhouse (Proposition 2) would cost close to $2 million.

At Chandler Elementary, when that campus is expanded, it will be over 84,000 square feet, including 12 new classrooms. The new Brownsboro Elementary will be over 70,000 square feet.

Brownsboro High School is half as old as the elementary schools. But while the building is said to be in good condition, its athletic facilities and instruction space for student-athletes are inadequate and outdated.

The elementary schools are more than 40 years old and have been expanded a combined nine times, and Brownsboro Junior High students must attend classes across three properties.

All of the schools are at capacity, and two campuses have added portable buildings over the years to accomodate their students.

Texas School Planning was hired last October to consult the district on its bond election. District offi cials have reported the student population has increased by about 60 percent over the last 20 years — a rate of 3 percent annually.

Growth in Smith and Henderson Counties over the next 30 years is expected to be substantial, with the projected population in Henderson County by 2020 at more than 90,000. By 2030, the population is projected to reach 100,000.

Much of that growth will happen west and south of Tyler and will include Chandler. Projections show points between west Tyler and Brownsboro will experience a boom in industry, retail, and the housing market, especially after the completion of the Loop 49 toll road.

If Proposition 1 is successful, it would take four to six months to design the new Brownsboro Elementary and another 14 to 18 months to build it.