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Amarillo council approves $29.17 million certificates to fund 10‑year street maintenance plan
Summary
The council approved an ordinance authorizing $29.17 million in certificates to fund a multi‑year street maintenance and reconstruction program, including a $16.17M full reconstruction of Osage Street and $12M for summer maintenance projects. City advisers said the bonds sold at a 3.43% rate.
The Amarillo City Council voted to adopt ordinance No. 8236 on March 10, 2026, approving the sale of $29,170,000 in certificates to support a 10‑year street maintenance and reconstruction plan.
City staff described the plan as a steady, recurring approach to street preservation. Donnie Hooper (staff member, speaker 3) told the council the program sets a consistent annual cadence of assessments, design and bidding so projects can be completed during paving season. "This is the best program we've had, in my 30 years of doing this," Hooper said, summarizing the city’s goal of shifting from reactive repairs to planned preventive maintenance.
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