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Niemietz Park land swap to be put to voters on Nov. 8 ballot
$30M Universal City bond for road, drainage work to go to voters Nov. 8
UNIVERSAL CITY City Council on Aug. 16 approved an ordinance to put a $30 million bond on the ballot for the Nov. 8 election. According to City Manager Kim Turner, the bond would be focused on addressing road repairs, recon- struction and infrastructure. “We are facing a di erent environment where road recon- struction, and mill and overlay is a lot more expensive than it used to be,” Turner said. “The plan that we have does not change over time, because roads do not get better on their own.” This bond will be the largest the city has put on a ballot, which Turner says is due to the number of projects the city plans to fund. “I know that some people think that $30 million is a lot, and it is a lot for this city,” Turner said. “This is going to be the biggest bond election that we have had.
FUNDING ROAD PROJECTS Universal City will have a $30 million bond for roads on the Nov. 8 ballot. The last roads bond voters approved was in 2010. 2010 bond Lifetime: 12 years
CIBOLO City Council on Aug. 9 approved an ordinance to place the Niemietz Park land swap between the city of Cibolo and the Cibolo Economic Development Corporation on the November ballot. The swap would shift the park to the center of a planned development, changing the layout and orientation of the park. Through this trade, the city would continue to own and oper- ate Niemietz Park while the CEDC develops the surrounding area. District 4 Council Member Katie Cunningham said she was concerned about not having language stating how amenities removed from Niemi- etz Park would be replaced. “My ongoing concern with this project is that there still has not been any concrete plan as to how we are going to get the same amenities that we currently have at Niemietz Park at the new property,” Cunningham said.
City Manager Wayne Reed explained that voter approval of the land swap does not bind City Council to a speci c agreement, and the council will have the opportunity to convey their terms before signing a contract for the land swap. “This ballot language as it reads does not in fact obligate you to make that exchange, that convenience to the Economic Development Corpora- tion,” Reed said. If voters approve the plan and the city approves a contract, plans for the property include retail, dining, entertainment and Niemietz Park.
SOURCE: UNIVERSAL CITY COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER 2022 bond Expected lifetime: 15 20 years $20 million $30 million
However, we have a lot of streets, and we can’t keep letting it go by the wayside.” Voters last approved a bond for streets in 2010 for $20 million. The 2010 bond was used over 12 years until funds were depleted, which resulted in the city requesting another bond.
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