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Council signals support for larger GO‑bond second tranche, with caveats on timelines and communication
Summary
After a detailed staff presentation of three funding scenarios for the parks, trails and open‑space GO bond, the council held a straw poll supporting scenario 3 (the most comprehensive tranche) with conditions requiring regular shovel‑readiness reporting, scope/timeline notices to council, and exploration of rescoped savings; the straw poll passed 6–1.
City staff and the mayor asked the council for direction on a second tranche of the voter‑approved general obligation (GO) bond for parks, trails and open space. Staff presented three scenarios that trade project scope against near‑term property‑tax impact and project timelines. The mayor emphasized that 71% of voters approved the bond and warned that delaying construction would increase costs and risk public confidence.
Tom Millar (Public Lands) summarized scenarios: scenario 1 would fund only a small subset of projects (with faster fiscal…
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