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Council debates municipal pool bond; councilmember moves $6.5 million GO measure for November
Summary
Councilmembers debated cost estimates and design for a proposed municipal pool. A motion was made and seconded to place a general-obligation bond of $6.5 million on the November ballot; the transcript records the motion and discussion of cost estimates but does not show a final roll-call result in the provided excerpt.
Councilmembers debated a proposed general-obligation bond to rebuild the Jersey Village municipal pool and related pump house, and a motion was made to place a $6.5 million measure on the November ballot.
Why it matters: A voter-approved pool bond would commit the city to capital spending and ongoing operating costs; council members emphasized the need to balance community amenities with taxpayers' capacity and to present a clear, realistic package to voters.
What council discussed
A councilmember who moved the pool bond outlined research using comparable recent pool projects, escalation allowances and design fees and said the median and average of comparable modern pools pointed toward costs in the $6 million to $7 million range. The maker of…
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