DALLAS — Voters in Dallas weighed in on a $1.25 billion bond package split among 10 propositions for everything from street improvements to parks, libraries and more across the city.
All 10 propositions were approved by voters, who passed each proposition with 87% to 68% of the vote, a wide margin.
Voters were asked to weigh in on the following proposition allocations:
- $521.2 million for streets and transportation
- $345.2 million-plus for parks and recreation
- $52.1 million for flood protection and storm drainage
- $43.5 million-plus for libraries
- $75.2 million for cultural arts facilities
- $90 million for public safety
- $72.3 million for economic development
- $26.4 million for housing
- $19 million for homelessness
- $5 million for information technology
Some of the individual proposed projects that appeared on a list shared by the city ahead of the bond election include: $50 million proposed for design and construction of a new police training academy in partnership with the University of North Texas-Dallas campus; nearly $25 million to replace the State Highway 356 bridge over the Elm Fork Trinity River; a bit over $20 million for Dallas Museum of Art upgrades; $20 million for dredging White Rock Lake; and $20 million to acquire parkland in the Dallas International District in North Dallas.
