To Be Or Not To Be Red Oak ISD?

I received this from Chris Moses a day or so ago. Seems as if a little fire is smoldering about residents de-annexing from Ferris and attaching to Red Oak ISD. I personally have not seen this work in the past simply because tax money lost by one district is going to be picked up by another. Small districts are in financial straits as it is. I think Chris has a great point but will be politely told to "hang it up" based upon property tax revenue.

Looking at the numbers, it falls out to approximately the SAME percentage of YES respondents that turned out for the ridiculous 95 Million Dollar Bond. Hopefully the ROISD Board will view this request as "for the kids" as well. Somehow, I doubt it!

Anyway I told him I'd publish the petitions...here goes...

Petition

Dear: Ferris ISD school board

We the residents of the city of Red Oak, Crump Country Estates which is located in the city limits of Red Oak, TX beg of you to please allow us to de-annex out of the Ferris school district the remainder of the city of Red Oak from 1616 Stainback Rd going east to Nokomis (Red Oak city limit line) to include the 1200 block of Batchlor Road just north of FM 664 and all of Stainback Court, Crump Circle, and Tom Driver Road.

This would allow children to get a better education then they would in Ferris ISD. The graduation rate, TAKS scores and teacher experience are much higher in Red Oak ISD. The Teachers in Red Oak have an average of 3 or more years experience than that of a Teacher in Ferris. The graduation rate in Red Oak is 4% or better than that of Ferris ISD. In 2007 Red Oak ISD was rated as Recognized. In 2007 Ferris ISD was rated as lower with Acceptable.

Parent concerns tend to fall on deaf ears within the Ferris ISD administration.

This would also allow are children to attend school within their own community where they live. It would allow our children to attend school with the kids that our children associate with on a daily bases while attending church and play sports and other activities in their community. We live in Red Oak and feel our children should have the same opportunity as the rest of the children in Red Oak by being able to attend the excellent schools Red Oak has to offer.

The voters in this area of Red Oak feel they are disenfranchised because anytime the City and School has anything on the election ballot the voters have to drive to two different city’s / Locations to vote. During the election in 2007 some voters from this area were turned away at the election poles. This fact was reported in the ECP newspaper in 2007.

The following is the approximate meets and bounds description broke up into parcel A and B:

(A small part of Parcel A may already be in Red Oak ISD)

Annexation Parcel “A”

BEING a part of the Robert Crow Survey, Abstract 199 and the William Winniford Survey, Abstract 1145, Red Oak, Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly described by its metes and bounds as follows;

BEGINNING at a point on the east line of Batchler Road, on the north line of F.M. Highway 664 and at the southwest corner of the tract described in City of Red Oak, Texas Ordinance No. 00-28 recorded in Volume 1751, Page 2103, Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas;

THENCE southwesterly with the north line of said Highway the following: S 84°34’01”W, 258.58 feet, N 84°07’24” W, 101.98 feet, S 84°34’01” W, 60.07 feet to a point on the centerline of Bear Creek

THENCE with the centerline of Bear Creek the following: N 22°41’18” W, 320.15 feet, N 52°55’18” W, 271.40 feet, S 77°15’42”W, 505.15 feet, N 55°42’48”W, 327.30 feet, S 89°54’42”W, 484.54 feet, N 77°45’40”W, 300.33 feet to a point on the north line of the H.P. Crum Survey, Abstract 208, and the south line of the William Winniford Survey, Abstract 1145,

THENCE N 89°27’17”W, with the common line of said H.P. Crum Survey and said William Winniford Survey, 633.86 feet to a point on a curve with a radius of 2640.00 feet;

THENCE Northeasterly with the arc of said curve to the right through a central angle of 45°33’39”, a chord bearing and distance of N 16°54’18” E, 2044.42 feet, arc length of 2099.29 feet;

THENCE N 33°23’10”W, 1008.03 feet;

THENCE N 76°24’30”W, 1006.49 feet to a point on the west line on said William Winniford Survey and the east line of the William Morgan Survey, Abstract 701;

THENCE N 0°10’55” E, with the common line of said William Winniford Survey and said William Morgan Survey, 2336.46 feet to a point at their common north corner and a south corner of the John Evans Survey, Abstract 1344;

THENCE N 61°15’00” E, with the common line of said William Winniford Survey and said John Evans Survey, 620.72 feet to a point on the common Ellis County and Dallas County line;

THENCE with the common Ellis County and Dallas County line, N 89°56’00” E 1792.31 feet to a point;

THENCE S 16°54’00” E, 541.17 feet;

THENCE S 19°25’34” W, 271.09 feet;

THENCE S 30°12’39” E, 697.52 feet;

THENCE S 16°54’00” E, 469.72 feet;

THENCE S 38°17’06” E, 769.71 feet;

THENCE S 30°12’39” E, 324.34 feet;

THENCE N 79°44’17” E, 448.32 feet to a point on a curve with a radius 2640.00 feet;

THENCE Southeasterly, with the arc of said curve to the right through a central angle of 51°21’53”, a chord bearing and distance of S 74°26’27” E, 2288.26 feet, arc length of 2366.72 feet to a point in the center of Tom Driver Road;

THENCE with the center of Tom Driver Road, S 29°41’25” E, 1822.94 feet, to a point at the northeast corner of Harrison Estates, a record subdivision;

THENCE S 59°33’12” W, with the northwest line of said Harrison Estates, 1337.83 feet;

THENCE N 30°20’09” W, 571.15 feet;

THENCE S 79°32’04” W, 2123.79 feet to a point on the east line of Batchler Road;

THENCE S 19°30’53” E, with the east line of Batchler Road, 454.72 feet

THENCE N 71°51’54” E, leaving Batchler Road, 538.39 feet;

THENCE S 18°02’13” E, 227.09 feet;

THENCE S 71°57’13” W, 535.48 feet to a point on the east line of Batchler Road;

THENCE S 18°07’20” E, with the east line of Batchler Road, 141.79 feet to a point on the north line of said Highway;

THENCE with the north line of said highway the following; N 71°44’17” E, 20.35 feet and S 18°23’11” E, 87.29 feet to the point of beginning and containing approximately 523.84 acres of land.


Annexation Parcel “B”

BEING a part of the Robert Crow Survey, Abstract 199 and the William Winniford Survey, Abstract 1145, the John Evans Survey, Abstract 1344 and the N.R. Winniford Survey, Abstract 1140, Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly described by its metes and bounds as follows;

BEGINNING at a point in the center of Tom Driver Road, on the east line Harrison Estates a record subdivision, at a point that is N 84°34’01” E, 3857.18 feet and 30°11’32” W, 573.07 feet from the southwest corner of the tract described in City of Red Oak, Texas Ordinance No. 00-26 recorded in Volume 1751, Page 2103, Official Public Records, Ellis County, Texas;

THENCE N 30°51’05”W, with the center of said Tom Driver Road, 657.28 feet;

THENCE N 29°41’25” W, with the center of said Road, 1822.94 feet to a point on the curve having radius of 2640.00 feet;

THENCE Northwesterly, with the arc of said curve to the left through a central angle of 51°21’53”, a chord bearing and distance of N 74°26’27” W 2288.26 feet, an arc length of 2366.72 feet to the end of said curve;

THENCE S 79°44’17” W, 448.32 feet;

THENCE N 30°12’39” W, 324.34 feet;

THENCE N 38°17’06” W, 769.71 feet;

THENCE N 16°51’00” W, 469.72 feet;

THENCE N 30°12’39” W, 697.52 feet;

THENCE N 19°25’34” E, 271.09 feet;

THENCE N 16°54’00” W, 541.17 feet;

THENCE N 89°56’00” E, 4690.44 feet to the center of Nokomas Road and common line of said Crow Survey and the Rail Morgan Survey, Abstract 694;

THENCE S 31°04’39” E, with the said Nokomas Road and common line of said Surveys, 1999.77 feet to the south line of Stainback Road;

THENCE S 89°15’00” W, with the south line of said Stainback Road, 125.89 feet;

THENCE S 41°38’00” E, 287.78 feet;

THENCE S 30°14’00” E, 1244.35 feet;

THENCE S 59°46’00” W, 624.43 feet;

THENCE S 30°14’00” E, 667.00 feet;

THENCE N 59°46’00” E, 708.52 feet;

THENCE S 31°04’39” E, 730.55 feet;

THENCE S 59°49’00” W, 2452.90 feet to the point of beginning and containing approximately 435.85 acres of land.

SAVE AND EXCEPT
BEING a part Crump County Estates and being a part of the Robert Crow Survey, Abstract 199, Ellis County, Texas, and being more particularly described by its metes and bounds as follows;

BEGINNING at a point at the southeast corner of said Crump County Estates;

THENCE S 59°46’00” W, with the southeast line of said Estates, 658.35 feet;

THENCE N 30°19’00” W, 1397.42 feet;

THENCE S 59°41’00” W, 28.00 feet;

THENCE N 30°19’00” W, 217.80 feet to the southeast line of Stainback Road and northwest line of said Estates;

THENCE N 59°41’00” E, with the common line of said Road and Estates, 665.17 feet;

THENCE N 68°27’00.0” E, 23.80 feet to the northeast corner of said Estates;

THENCE S 30°14’00.0” E, with the northeast line of said Estates, 1612.55 feet to the point of beginning and containing approximately 24.60 acres of land.


Petition to annex into Red Oak ISD Totals

Yes to annex into Red Oak ISD=109 Reg. Voters

No to Annex into Red Oak ISD= 26 Reg. Voters
Voters No longer lives at address= 34
Voters Unavailable to sign= 4 (Did get at least 1 or more voters from these homes to sign)
Voter passed away= 1
Vacant home= 1
No home at location= 1