In Wednesday’s Dallas city council meeting, the horseshoe approved an election for a $1.25 billion bond package that will go before voters May 4.
Early voting will run from April 22-30.
The council vote, which passed 14-1, set the amount of funding each section of the bond will receive. Funding will be allocated to projects in 10 categories: roads, parks, libraries, housing, homelessness, public safety, cultural arts facilities, flood protection and storm draining, economic development and city information technology.
The largest chunk of the funds will be given to streets and transportation, which received $521,200,000. The second largest section, park and recreation, will receive $345,270,000.
Council member Adam Bazaldua was the lone vote against the allocations, advocating that money needed to be earmarked for City Hall repairs.
“I wish I was able to support this bond, but as long as it isn’t one that supports our city staff and our city’s homeless and housing crisis, then I don’t feel it’s truly a reflection of our city’s greatest needs,” Bazaldua wrote on X, formerly Twitter, following the vote.
Funding that, in earlier bond drafts, had been allocated to City Hall maintenance was removed last month by the council. Nearly $30 million was reallocated to other sections of the bond.
Council members have until the end of February to iron out the final list of projects that will be included in the bond.
Here are the final amounts each section of the bond will receive:
• Streets & Transportation: $521,200,000
• Park and Recreation: $345,270,000
• Libraries: $43,530,000
• Housing: $26,400,000
• Economic Development: $72,300,000
• Homeless Housing: $19,000,000
• Flood Protection & Storm Drainage: $52,100,000
• Public Safety: $90,000,000
• Cultural Arts Facilities: $75,200,000
• Information Technology: $5,000,000
