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City manager recommends sports-facilities proposition after survey shows majority support
Summary
A city survey found 68% support among 3,304 respondents for a temporary five-year half-cent sales tax for sports-facility improvements; City Manager Michael Spurgeon recommended the council include that proposition in the 2026 GO bond package.
City Manager Michael Spurgeon recommended that Broken Arrow include an eighth proposition to fund public sports-facility improvements in the 2026 general obligation bond package after the city presented results of a public survey indicating support.
The survey drew 3,304 responses; 68% of respondents said they would support a temporary five-year half-cent sales tax increase to pay for improvements to public sports facilities in Broken Arrow. Spurgeon provided an update on the process to compile the 2026 GO Bond package and recommended that the council include the sports facilities proposition on the April ballot.
The summary did not record a formal council vote on whether to place the proposition on the ballot during the Oct. 21 meeting. Details about estimated project costs, specific facilities to be improved, or the ballot language were not specified in the meeting recap.
