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City Manager pitches $415 million bond package; council to review Dec. 16
Summary
City Manager Michael Spurgeon presented a $415 million, seven‑proposition bond package (plus an eighth sales‑tax proposition) to fund streets, public safety, parks, stormwater and a library partnership, and asked the council to receive the presentation and lay the proposal over for final consideration Dec. 16.
City Manager Michael Spurgeon on Wednesday presented the administration's recommended 2026 “Build Our Future BA” bond package and asked the City Council to receive the presentation, give staff time to incorporate feedback and return a shorter summary for action at the Dec. 16 meeting.
Spurgeon said the recommended package totals $415,000,000 and is organized into seven property‑tax propositions that would not increase the current property tax rate and an eighth proposition that would be a temporary half‑cent sales tax for sports facilities. “There will be no change in the current property tax rate, which means these will not be any new taxes,” Spurgeon told the council.
The largest share of the package — roughly 49.6% — is proposed for transportation projects, including a list of named road and intersection improvements such as Tucson/Aspen/Olive, Omaha Street, New Orleans Street and several…
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