Election
On Nov. 7, voters will decide on two Williamson County bond propositions totaling $884 million. $884M WilCo bond on ballot • Proposition A: $825 million for road projects • Proposition B: $59 million for parks projects The bond amount was whittled down from more than $6 billion in projects submitted by local city governments, county staff and other regional partners. David Hays chaired the Williamson County Citizens Bond Committee, which met with local stakeholders to consider each project. The committee brought $1.69 billion in road and $78.96 million in parks projects to Commissioners Court, which then determined the final bond amounts. If it passes, the bond would not impact the debt service portion of the tax rate, according to county documents. Hays said commissioners want to put forward a bond package voters will view favorably. “I think it’s smart, and I think it’s a good number,” Hays said. “It fits within their budget knowing they’ll need to come back, but it gives them the ability to do things.”
Zooming in
would cover the cost of design and construction for most projects, which vary in scope from intersection improvements to completely new roadways. Additionally, many of the road projects are joint ventures with local city governments. Because of this, funding for them will be split between the county and local cities as well as regional or statewide transportation organizations.
Bob Daigh, senior director of infrastructure for Williamson County, said a bond is the only mecha- nism the county has to fund road projects that add capacity and make major safety improvements— meaning the annual road and bridge fund only pays for maintenance and operations of existing roads. Barring extreme inflation or an unpredictable economic event, Daigh said the funding in the bond
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• Extension • $9 million 2 East WilCo Highway • New construction (various segments) • $176.5 million
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2338
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Georgetown
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RONALD REAGAN BLVD.
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3 FM 971
• Reconstruction • $4 million
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971
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4 Hwy. 195 at
Ronald Reagan Boulevard • Add entrance ramps • $13.5 million
SE INNER LOOP
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5 I-35 at SE Inner Loop
• Intersection improvements • $17.5 million 6 Ronald Reagan Boulevard • Widening, add second frontage road • $106.5 million 7 SE Inner Loop • Reconstruction • $20 million
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WESTINGHOUSE RD.
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road projects, including right-of-way acquisition, design
and construction projects 38 future parkland acquisition 14
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park projects related to shared-use paths, facility improvements and
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SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
For the full Williamson County map, visit communityimpact.com.
NOTE: DOLLAR AMOUNTS LISTED ARE FUNDS FROM THE BOND AND DO NOT INCLUDE ANY CITY OR PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS.
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SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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