New Additions to Diana TX
Property Tax Increase
City leadership in the city of Diana has begun to modernize a city that has fallen behind its neighbors, with the flow of new residents only growing, the leadership has sought to increase the city's appeal. Part of this modernization starts with the funding needed to make the necessary changes to the city's infrastructure. A proposed tax ratification would see nearly a 10-cent increase in tax as well as a rise in annual property tax for houses valued at $200,000 or $100,000 with a state exemption of nearly $100. The taxes farmed from the proposal would be used to renovate and remodel aspects of the city that have fallen into disrepair. Originally settled by the Caddo Natives, Diana is a city that has been through several different eras, in 1995 the city was reported to have " two gristmills and cotton gins, two churches, a school, a general store, and an estimated population of 50" At the time, Diana stood as one of the most populated towns in the area. Nowadays, Diana boasts nearly 5,000 residents across the city, new taxes levied for infrastructure projects hope to raise as many as $27 million.
District Maintenance
A large number of the funds raised will be directed to the school district, the district has been around since 1033, a time when one schoolhouse serviced the entire community. The city as well as the school district has continued to grow since its founding, New Diana High School is home to over 1,000 adolescent Texans that are often in the same classrooms that their parents were in. Seeking to give the school a facelift, plans to add a new lobby, a multi purpose gym, corridor expansion, a new locker room, and even an updated band room. The new additions to New Diana High School aim to modernize an outdated facility through the implementation of art, and athletics. While other Texas cities use their funds for the expansion of Football programs and the after-school programs needed to properly educate high schoolers. Texas is known as a football state because of the NFL talent that has come from the different corners of the state. The school officials at New Diana High School have sought to change this standard by renovating and adding space to an already big music room. Schools in similar financial situations seek to raise their prominence through the school and ultimately increase funds.
$1 Million Budget Deficit
There are several challenges limiting the building potential the school district has access to, one of these factors has to do with a financial deficit faced by most school districts of this size. Limits in funds have led to program cuts around the New Diana School District, among these cuts are important programs like computer programming. While electives can shape the education of young people, so do their instructors, recently the school district has even complained about not having enough money to staff their facility with qualified teachers properly. The results are evident in Diana's rankings compared to school districts of similar size, he New DIana School District has an average SAT score of 1030 compared to the 978 average across the state, and an average ACT score of 23 compared to the 19.3 average around the state of Texas. With limited resources, the students of Diana perform at a higher level than those in larger metropolitan cities. The city is truly worth moving for, with a smaller population, lower crime and better academics than big cities, Diana stands in the 79th percentile for crime among cities of similar size. New residents might look for self storage, check out Locked Tight Storage! We have a size guide available on our website to help determine the unit that best fits your storage needs. Or you can check out the storage tips page for advice on how to, when to and why to store certain belongings in a storage unit.
