What happened
Round Rock voters passed the largest bond in the city's history in May, approving the issuance of $274 million in public debt to fund projects improving public safety and city amenities. The $274 million bond consists of Proposition A, which designates $230 million to improve city parks, facilities and trails, and Proposition B, which allocates $44 million to the city’s Public Safety Training Center and two new fire stations.
What's next
City Council voted July 13 to allocate an initial $84.3 million for a selection of projects included in the proposed bond as well as additional projects not funded with voter-approved money. These projects will be cash funded, and the city will be reimbursed once the bonds for them are issued. The projects range from some public safety improvements and the expansion of city facilities to the creation of a new downtown park with funds planned to be spent over the next 12 to 24 months, city staff said. These projects include:
- Expansion of the Round Rock Sports Center: $11 million
- Phase 1 of a downtown park: $5 million
- Improvement to parks system infrastructure: $2 million
- Build-out of Old Settler's Park: $10 million
- Expansion of the Rock'N River Water Park: $6.5 million
- Remodeling and expansion of the Clay Madsen Recreation Center: $3.5 million
- Construction of the new Fire Station No. 1: $10 million
- Construction of Fire Stations No. 10 and No. 11: $10 million
- Phase 2 of the Public Safety Training Center: $6.3 million
- Expansion of the Bob Bennett building: $10 million
- Improvements to Harrell Parkway: $10 million
