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November ballot

The fire-station bond

The council placed a proposal for up to $120 million in fire-station bonds on the November 3 ballot. Placing it on the ballot did not approve the borrowing. Voters decide, with a two-thirds approval requirement.

On the ballot · voters decide November 3

AI-written explanations, checked against the linked official records on . Core explanations are available in Spanish; source documents and imported agenda titles keep their original language.

What would voters authorize?

Bonds borrow money for work now and repay it over time. Read the project description and tax estimate together; the borrowing limit is not the total cost of repayment.

How we got here

  1. Adopted action

    Council places the bond before voters

    Resolution 143-26 calls the November 3 election on up to $120 million in bonds. This is approval to ask voters, not voter approval of the debt.

    Resolution 143-26 · July 28, 2026 · pages 1–2

In recent agendas

Automatically grouped by related phrases. An agenda describes requested action; it does not establish what the council adopted.

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Check the sources

Tier 1 · Official primary records. Each document supports the specific event or context beside its link.

AI-written explanations, checked against the linked official records on . Core explanations are available in Spanish; source documents and imported agenda titles keep their original language.