The six city propositions total $96 million worth of projects in six categories: public improvements
in streets; additional streets; parks and recreation improvements including senior centers and
Cole Park; libraries and cultural facilities improvements including the Museum of Science &
History and Art Museum of South Texas; public safety system and headquarters improvements;
and public health facility improvements.
Proposition A and B support street improvements. For a list of all street projects, click here. Prop
A does not require a tax increase and includes over $52 million in street projects. Proposition B,
which will require an increase of one cent, includes another $22 million in street projects.
Propositions C, D, E and F, which focus on Parks & Recreation, Libraries and Cultural Facilities,
Public Safety and Public Health respectively, each requires an increase in the City’s property tax
rate for a total of another one cent. If all propositions are approved, property taxes will increase
by 2 cents. For more information, click here.
The City Council has also approved three other arterial street projects (portions of Everhart, Holly
and Slough Road) that will be funded and begin in 2019 using the cash proceeds from the voter
approved Type B Economic Development Sales
approved by voters.
“After a robust discussion, the Chamber leadership
determined the investments in the projects within
this bond referendum will be beneficial to the
business community and critical to the needed
rebuilding of our infrastructure throughout the city,”
says Leah Olivarri, United Corpus Christi Chamber
of Commerce Infrastructure Committee Chair.
“We appreciate the City’s efforts to inform the
business community of the City’s capital needs and
the proposed referenda impact on both citizens
and businesses," says Cleo Rodriguez, Jr., Chamber
President and CEO. "We must invest in community
resources to continue building a better city that
attracts new businesses and investments. We
believe that the City has proposed well-balanced
investments in strategic initiative areas. Thank
you to the Infrastructure Committee, the Chamber
Residential Street Committee and the Board of
Directors for their diligent work on behalf of the
Chamber’s membership.”
BOND 2018 SNAPSHOT
Proposition A
STREETS
• $52 Million • 23 Projects • No Tax Increase
Proposition B
ADDITIONAL STREETS
• $22 Million • 14 Projects • 1 Cent Tax Increase
Proposition C
PARKS & RECREATION
• $5.6 Million • 7 Projects • 1/4 Cent Tax Increase
Proposition D
LIBRARIES & CULTURAL
• $3.9 Million • 4 Projects • 1/5 Cent Tax Increase
Proposition E
PUBLIC SAFETY
• $11.3 Million • 7 Projects • 1/2 Cent Tax Increase
Proposition F
PUBLIC HEALTH
• $1.1 Million • 1 Project • 1/20 Cent Tax Increase
BUILDING A BETTER CITY
IT CAN’T HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU
For an overview of City Bond 2018, and to review the full slate of propositions, click here!
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