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Laredo council debates timing of $417 million bond as legal counsel says election can’t be canceled
Summary
City Council members debated whether to delay a planned bond referendum on April 7 after staff warned of tariff‑driven cost increases and grant cuts, but legal counsel advised the body that state law narrowly limits the ability to cancel/postpone the election.
City Council members spent more than an hour on April 7 debating whether to delay the city’s proposed bond referendum amid concerns about higher construction costs tied to recent tariffs and a loss of federal grants. The council’s discussion followed an earlier process that reduced initial requests and shaped a final bond package that staff and the bond review committee had recommended for voter consideration.
“Let the voters decide,” City Manager Knapp said after a lengthy staff presentation on the bond’s purpose and timing, asking the council not to preempt the public’s vote. Knapp and other staff emphasized that approval by voters would not obligate immediate…
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