SchoolsThursday, November 5
Brunswick and New Hanover voters approved nearly $670 million in school bonds
The 5AM Leland team
Voters in New Hanover and Brunswick counties approved nearly $670 million in school bonds, and both districts are moving into planning. Brunswick County's bond, worth nearly $350 million, will build a new high school and a new elementary school, plus improvements at existing schools, WECT reports.
New Hanover's $320.5 million bond passed too. Superintendent Christopher Barnes said the district expects growth, calling the bond "the first step in a 10-year sort of sustainability plan." The spending could also reach into surrounding communities and the local housing market, WWAY reports.
New Hanover's bond comes with a slow, steady rollout
- $320.5 million
- approved by New Hanover County voters
- 2
- major projects at most will begin at once in New Hanover
- 10 years
- is the length of the district's sustainability plan
Sources: WHQR, Wilmington Star-News, WECT
- Brunswick bond: nearly $350 million
- Brunswick builds: a new high school and a new elementary school
- New Hanover's largest project: a new Trask Middle School
- New Hanover funds: three installments
The New Hanover improvement plan is set to begin in 2028. In spring 2027, the new school board and the county commission will decide which projects start first.
New Hanover's bond moves from the ballot to construction
- Nov. 3Voters approve the $320.5 million New Hanover County school bond.
- Spring '27The new board and county commission decide which major projects begin first.
- 2028The New Hanover improvement plan is set to begin.
Sources: WHQR, Wilmington Star-News
Sources: WWAYTV3, WECT, WHQR, Wilmington Star-News