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>>Having lived in Texas, I can tell you that High School Football is a rite..<<

Yep, state and county officials believe they have a “right” to confiscate taxpayer dollars to build multi-million dollar facilities such as this.

Monumental waste of dollars that could go to help our kids compete in math and sciences.

Now, before folks fire back, “it was voter approved bonds”, typically local elections such as this realize very low voter turnout and more times than not are heavily weighted with folks that have skin in the game such as teachers, coaches, developers, county supervisors, administrators.

60 million for a football stadium? Should not have happened in my opinion.

Allen's HS has roughly 6000 students. To an outsider, it seems ridiculous to pay $60 million. As one who lives in the Metroplex, I see why they did it, and it's not just for football. Other sports such as lacrosse and soccer can use the field, and it will be a venue that draws tournaments throughout the year, generating fees for the district.

Football is the engine that drives the train for so many extracurricular activities: cheerleading, drill team, band (Allen's band is 600+ strong).

I no longer have a problem with wealthier districts acting in their own interest. Allen ISD likely sends 40% (or more) of their local property tax dollars to poorer districts throughout Texas under the Robin Hood plan. The stadium is being funded by local taxpayers.

I've had kids in the Coppell ISD for over 15 years. Half of my property taxes are sent elsewhere. In addition to that, I've shelled out hundreds for "activity fees" for my children to participate in an extracurricular activity. These activities are expensive to run, ask any drill team or band parent.

I don't expect outsiders to understand. Just stay out of our bidness. BTW, Allen ISD is a highly rated school district academically, so they're doing something right.

typically local elections such as this realize very low voter turnout and more times than not are heavily weighted with folks that have skin in the game such as teachers, coaches, developers, county supervisors, administrators.

It seems to me that the voters are searching for an excuse. They are the ones that didn’t vote. Perhaps if they took a vested interest in voting in EVERY election and not just every four years, they could have had a say in the matter. Using the excuse that the teachers, coaches etc were the only ones to vote seems very lame.