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Texarkana officials outline 2.5‑mill increase to fund roughly $28M in street repairs, $3–4M for drainage ahead of Nov. vote
Summary
City Manager Tyler Richards told a town hall that voters will see three ballot questions to refund prior bonds and levy an additional 2.5 mills to finance a prioritized list of 58 streets and drainage work (ballot shows larger, inflated amounts; real collection expected at about $28M for streets and $3–4M for drainage).
Tyler Richards, Texarkana’s city manager, told a public town‑hall that the city will ask voters in November to approve three ballot questions that together would allow the city to refund earlier debt and levy an additional 2.5 mills for street and drainage projects.
“This bond will provide up front funding that normally would take us approximately 20 years to complete all these projects on the list,” Richards said, outlining a data‑driven priority list of 58 streets and drainage work designed to address a long maintenance backlog.
Why it matters: Richards said the city faces constrained, largely fixed annual revenues and is behind on road maintenance because only a small share of property tax is designated for streets. He described sales tax as the city’s largest revenue source (about 39%, roughly $13.5 million annually) and said the city currently collects roughly $4.0 million in property tax, of which about $780,000 is designated for streets under 2024…
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