Election
BY AUBREY VOGEL
Sugar Land and Missouri City residents can vote on propositions in the Nov. 5 election. Sugar Land residents will vote on the city’s $350 million bond benefitting public safety; streets, sidewalks and mobility; municipal projects; drainage; and the animal shelter. If approved, the projects will be funded by a potential tax increase of no more than $0.05 per $100 property valuation, which is an estimated cost to the average resident of less than $5 per month in 2025 and approximately $20 per month by 2030, Deputy City Manager Jennifer May said. The proposed capital projects would be funded over the next five to seven years. The bond will account for $300 million worth of projects with an additional $50 million calculated for inflation, May said. City propositions on Nov. 5 ballots
Breaking it down
• Shad Bogany • Shaizad “Sam” Chatriwala • Feven Gebremariam • Mu Liu • Joanna Ouderkirk District C council member Anthony Maroulis didn’t file for re-election. Incumbents Jeffrey Boney and Floyd Emery were also up for re-election but did not receive challengers for districts B and D, respectively.
Meanwhile, Missouri City residents will weigh in on 14 proposed charter amendment changes, which primarily focus on procedural changes for City Council and the city manager. Some City Council-related changes include compensation changes, member appointments and council meeting requirements, City Attorney E. Joyce Iyamu said. Meanwhile, one amend- ment also proposes allowing the city manager to appoint, suspend and remove directors after discussion with City Council. The charter amendments will be posed in a question format on the ballot requiring voters to answer with a yes or no to each proposed change. Missouri City residents will also see two contested council seat races for districts A and C. According to the city’s website, District A contestants include incumbent Monica Riley with two challengers Steven McKinney and Bruce Zaborowski, while District C has five contestants including:
Visit communityimpact.com for more detailed descriptions of Missouri City’s 14 proposed charter amendments.
Sugar Land proposed bond for November 2024
Proposition A Public safety: $144.5M Proposition B Streets, sidewalks and mobility: $118M
Looking ahead
Total $350M
Important election dates to know Voter registration deadline Oct. 7
Ahead of Sugar Land’s bond election, city staff will continue public education through the city’s website as well as update its educational and engagement calendar with events. When heading to vote, registered voters should bring proper identification options, including a Texas driver’s license, personal ID card, handgun license, military ID card or U.S. passport.
Deadline to apply for ballot by mail
Oct. 25
Proposition C Drainage: $35M
Oct. 21-Nov. 1
Early voting
Proposition D Municipal projects: $40.5M
Nov. 5
Election Day
Proposition E Animal shelter: $12M
SOURCE: TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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