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Broken Arrow outlines $415 million "Build Our Future" bond and a temporary half‑penny sales tax for sports
Summary
City officials presented a proposed 2026 bond package called "Build Our Future," a $415 million property‑tax recapture package with seven propositions for streets, public safety, parks, facilities, stormwater, drainage assistance, and a library; a separate temporary half‑penny sales tax (Prop 8) would raise about $53 million for sports facilities and would sunset after five years. (shortSummary)
Kenny Schwab, assistant city manager for the City of Broken Arrow, presented the 2026 "Build Our Future" bond package to the Broken Arrow Public Schools board and described how projects were selected through public outreach and a steering committee. Schwab said propositions 1–7 would be funded by recapturing existing property‑tax revenues for about 10 years and "not a new tax," and he said the bond package will be on the April 7 ballot.
Schwab said the combined propositions 1–7 total about $415,000,000, with roughly $205,000,000 earmarked for transportation and street work (Proposition 1). He described Proposition 2 as funding public safety needs — including fire stations, training facilities and equipment — and Proposition 3 as a $74,000,000 allocation…
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