Robinson council approves notice to issue up to $33 million in certificates of obligation; schedules town halls on street program

The Robinson City Council approved Resolution 2025-007-R to publish notice of its intent to issue up to $33,000,000 in certificates of obligation to fund street improvements and utility projects, and the council scheduled two town-hall meetings—June 16 and July 8—to present details and gather public feedback.

Councilmembers and staff discussed two financing options during the meeting: a smaller package (approximately $25,000,000) and a larger package (approximately $33,000,000, option 2). Staff presented preliminary tax-rate estimates associated with the packages: one presentation item showed an estimated tax-rate impact of about 6.11 for the $25,000,000 scenario and about 8.75 for the $33,000,000 scenario; another comment referenced an estimated property-tax rate “approximately 10.918” tied to a version of option 2. The transcript does not specify the units for those figures or whether they are mills or another tax-rate unit; staff labeled them as preliminary estimates.

Craig, a staff member who oversees street work, told the council…