North Richland Hills has a bond election coming up. What’s on the ballot?

North Richland Hills residents will vote on four bond propositions that could allocate more funds toward fire stations, roads, city services facilities and library improvements.

Mary Peters, the city’s communications director, told KERA the city would phase the projects in over a 10-year period and the bonds would be repaid over the next 20 years.

If all four propositions are approved, the tax rate would increase by up to 2.5 cents per $100 in property value – that’s about $70 per year for the average resident. Those with the senior or disabled persons tax freeze wouldn’t be impacted, she noted.

“Since 1953, North Richland Hills has held five bond elections and voters approved all but one proposition,” Peters said. “We don’t have bond elections frequently.”

The city’s most recent bond election was in 2020. Voters approved street improvements, most of which have since been completed.

The four propositions on the ballot this year were created with input from a 31-member citizen advisory committee.  The group studied street pavement assessment data, toured city facilities and held a series of public meetings to understand infrastructure needs and costs.

Peters said the residents were appointed by the city council and began meeting in August of last year.

Early voting is Oct. 19-30. Election Day is Nov. 3.

Here are the city’s summaries of each proposition:

• Proposition A – Fire Stations 2 & 3 ($26.3 million): Rebuild Fire Stations 2 and 3 to address age, layout, modern operational standards, and firefighter health and safety needs.
• Proposition B – Street Reconstruction ($84.26 million): Reconstruction of 50 streets with low condition ratings, based on the citywide Pavement Condition Assessment.
• Proposition C – City Services Complex ($24.87 million): Rebuild the City Services Complex for parks, water, sewer, street and fleet operations to address modern operational standards and safety needs, and provide storage and protection for City equipment.
• Proposition D – Library ($10.71 million): Expand the Library’s community room and related improvements to accommodate larger community events.