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Saginaw council directs staff toward May bond: $38M for two streets, parks and new animal shelter remain under debate
Summary
Council agreed in a long bond-workshop discussion to pursue a May bond election with a $38 million streets proposition for East McElroy and Industrial; the parks line remains a placeholder (up to $6M) and council continued debate on animal shelter scope and costs (staff presented scaled options estimated roughly $12M–$21M). Council also signaled intent to purchase a potential five‑acre site if negotiations succeed.
Saginaw’s City Council directed staff to prepare ballot language for a May bond election centered on two major street reconstructions — East McElroy and Industrial — estimated at about $38 million, while leaving parks funding and the animal‑shelter package to be refined before the bond call.
In a wide-ranging bond workshop, staff and council discussed public-safety needs, capital projects and tax‑rate impacts. City staff described a scenario in which $38 million in street work for East McElroy and Industrial would translate to about $19.72 per month (roughly $236 per year) for the average home value used in the analysis if fully issued and amortized; staff emphasized that issuance would occur in phases, not all at once.
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