On Feb. 17, Missouri City City Council approved 5-2 four bond propositions to be placed on the May 10 general election ballot. The propositions total $40 million and include drainage projects, facility improvements and studies, construction of Fire Station No. 6 and several mobility improvements.
In January 2013, City Council appointed a Bond Exploratory Committee comprised of 34 Missouri City residents to assess the city's needs and recommend possible bond recommendations. The BEC met each month and worked through October, studying and discussing potential bond projects. The city held an open house in mid-October for residents to provide their own feedback and recommendations.
"Staff's goal for the BEC was to help residents determine the types of projects needed in the city based on the existing condition of infrastructure," said Cory Stottlemyer, media relations specialist with Missouri City. "Public input was essential to the process."
The $40 million bond was based on Missouri City's existing debt service and the city's capacity to sell bonds over the next 10 years.
Missouri City has about $30 million in unspent bond dollars from the 2003 and 2008 bond elections. Available bond money includes about $1.8 million in parks projects and allocations for upcoming drainage and road projects. All of the available money is earmarked for public projects in the city's capital improvement plan. Past bond elections have funded the city's Public Safety Headquarters, the construction of Buffalo Run Park, citywide road and sidewalk repairs and the city's Recreation and Tennis Center.
The approved 2014 bond propositions include:
Proposition 1—Drainage projects ($6.5 million)
Includes costs for necessary land acquisition, equipment, studies and construction of various drainage improvements throughout the city
Proposition 2—Mobility improvements ($22.8 million)
Includes costs for land acquisition, equipment, studies and construction of road, sidewalk and bridge improvements and repairs
Proposition 3—Construction of Fire Station No. 6 ($5 million)
Includes costs for land acquisition, equipment, studies and constriction of a new Missouri City fire station
Proposition 4—Facilities ($5.7 million)
Includes costs for acquiring, repairing and improving land, facilities and equipment along with a study of the city's City Hall complex and necessary repairs
Early voting for the May 10, 2014 general election runs April 28–May 6. For a sample ballot or a full list of local polling locations, visit www.fortbendcountytx.gov.
Election Day polling locations in Missouri City (May 10)
Precinct 1
Fondren Park Community Center
11800 McLain Blvd., Houston
Precinct 2
Austin Parkway Elementary School
4400 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land
Precinct 3
Lexington Creek Elementary School
2335 Dulles Ave., Missouri City
Precinct 4
Elkins High School
7007 Knights Court, Missouri City
Precinct 5
Glover Elementary School
1510 Columbia Blue Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 6
Hunters Glen Elementary School
695 Independence Blvd., Missouri City
Precinct 7
Lantern Lane Elementary School
3323 Mission Valley Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 8
Meadowcreek Clubhouse
2410 LaQuinta Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 9
Missouri City Community Center
1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City
Precinct 10
Palmer Elementary School
4208 Crow Valley Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 11
Quail Green Clubhouse
2605 Spring Place Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 12
Quail Valley East Clubhouse
2206 Turtle Creek Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 13
Quail Valley Elementary School
3500 Quail Village Drive, Missouri City
Precinct 14
Quail Valley Middle School
3019 FM 1092, Missouri City
Precinct 15
Mustang Community Center
4521 FM 521, Fresno
Precinct 16
Quail Valley Elementary School
3500 Quail Village Drive, Missouri City
Early voting locations (April 28–May 6, times vary)
Irene Stern Community Center
6920 Fulshear-Katy Road, Fulshear
Missouri City Community Center
1522 Texas Parkway, Missouri City
Fort Bend Rosenberg Annex
4520 Reading Road, Rosenberg
First Colony Conference Center
3232 Austin Parkway, Sugar Land
Hightower High School
3333 Hurricane Lane, Missouri City
Sugar Land Branch Library
550 Eldridge, Sugar Land
Four Corners Community Center
15700 Old Richmond Road, Sugar Land
James Bowie Middle School
700 Plantation Road, Richmond
Randall's
5800 New Territory Blvd., Sugar Land
Lost Creek Park
3703 Los Creek Blvd., Sugar Land
Sugar Land City Hall
2700 Town Center Blvd., Sugar Land
Richmond Water Maintenance Facility
110 N. Eighth St., Richmond
Sienna Branch Library
8411 Sienna Springs Blvd., Missouri City
Fort Bend ISD Administration Building
16431 Lexington Blvd., Sugar Land
Willowridge High School
16301 Chimney Rock, Houston
Meadows Place City Hall
One Troyan Drive, Meadows Place
Stafford City Hall
2610 Main St., Stafford
Fort Bend County Road and Bridge
3743 School St., Needville
Stafford MSD Administration Building
1625 Staffordshire Road, Stafford
