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Plano council narrows bond referendum, keeps public safety and major street projects at top
Summary
Council members agreed on a shorter bond package and preliminary proposition structure for a May referendum, prioritizing police, fire and major street work while moving or deferring smaller items to other funding sources or future bonds.
Plano City Council members spent a three-hour preliminary open meeting on Jan. 27 refining a proposed bond referendum for the May ballot, agreeing to narrow the package and group projects into a smaller set of propositions that front-load public safety and major street work.
Budget capital-improvement program manager Jason Gregorash told the council staff would return on Feb. 10 with a resolution to call the election and asked for council direction on which projects and proposition order to present to voters.
The council repeatedly emphasized public safety and infrastructure as top priorities. “We provide for public safety, first and foremost,” Councilman Smith said during the discussion. Fire Department leaders explained why some station upgrades are now scoped as…
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