Devine ISD school board cast the deciding vote on a new home for the Medina Central Appraisal District when it sanctioned a resolution April 29 approving MCAD’s purchase of a building to serve as the replacement for its present headquarters in Hondo.
A motion cast by board member Renee Frieda, seconded by Chris Davis, passed by a 6-1 margin. Alixana Buvinghausen stood as the single board member opposing the action.
The school board became the thirteenth of 15 eligible taxing entities to vote in favor of the purchase, the required supermajority needed to authorize acquisition.
“I wish you had picked a better year to do this,” Davis told MCAD Chief Appraiser Johnette Dixon.
Dixon replied that MCAD had been pursuing the project for nearly 10 years. The school board was the last Medina County entity scheduled to be approached about the building project.
Plans call for MCAD to buy a 7,900 square foot office complex in Hondo known as The Ridge to be the district’s future home. The property is located at 728 18th Street and was the former home of the Hill Country Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Center.
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