Road to 2024
The city of Dallas laid out a number of steps that must be taken before voting on the proposed 2024 bond. 2023 2024
MAY
Present project needs from each city department SEPTEMBER Draft proposed bond and present to City Council DECEMBER/ JANUARY
OCTOBER
Establish bond criteria and policy
Receive first round of public input
JANUARY
NOVEMBER
Receive second round of public input
Present bond program themes and spending
FEBRUARY
MAY
Present the final proposed bond to City Council and call for an election
Vote on the proposed bond election
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improvements. A $325 million proposal for street improvements combined with another $101.9 million measure for transportation projects is a large part of the measure. Officials said a $150 million mea- sure would be used to invest in hous- ing infrastructure. “Many of these figures are mainly to fuel discussion,” Castaneda said. “We just wanted to come up to the $1 bil- lion number so that [council members] could give us feedback. The numbers will need to align with the needs. Once we get more feedback, we can align our propositions accordingly.” The bond proposal also has a $233.8 million plan to renovate parks and rec- reation facilities. Another $43.7 mil- lion measure is also included to help mitigate storm drainage concerns. Castaneda said the proposed bond would provide more than $85 million toward renovations of city facilities. This includes over $30 million for public safety facilities, $15 million for library facilities, $15 million for cul- tural arts facilities and $25 million for other city facilities. The bond would include nearly $50 million for eco- nomic development and $10 million
Highlands residents were funded as part of the 2017 bond package. The Lake Highlands North Aquatic Center was opened in 2019 at a cost of $5 mil- lion; a new “state-of-the-art” building for the Forest-Green Branch Public Library opened in May 2021 for $9.4 million; security enhancements were completed at the Dallas Police North- east Station for over $1 million in 2018; and $1.1 million in improvements at Flag Pole Hill Park are ongoing. In Lakewood, a $4.9 million widen- ing and expansion of White Rock Lake Trail is set to finish this fall, and a resur- facing project on Matilda Street from Winston Street to Belmont Avenue was completed in 2018 for $1.5 million. The city has an interactive website that shows where all the 2017 bond projects have been completed as well as ones to be completed by 2024. McGough said soon he is going to form a bond task force that will include local residents and commu- nity leaders. He said the most import- ant thing for residents to do right now is pay attention in the community. “If there is something [residents] really care about, they need to advo- cate,” McGough said. “It is going to be crucial that the community comes together around the things that are most important.”
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for homelessness programs. Improvements from 2017
Alongside a number of other infra- structure projects, improvements to city facilities that serve Lake
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