| Specifics of the Nov. 7 bond election were reviewed by Rosenberg City Council at a special meeting Tuesday.
A total of $11.5 million is being requested from voters, and council members say no increase in taxes will be necessary to cover the debt if the bond issue passes.
Here is how the money will be used:
Proposition 1, which is the pubic safety portion of the bond election, will upgrade and expand Rosenberg's 911 emergency communication center and equipment at a cost of $450,000.
Proposition 2, streets and sidewalks, totals $3.55 million and includes sidewalk improvements for access from neighborhoods to Lamar Junior High and High School, Wessendorff Middle School, B.F. Terry High School, George Junior High and Navarro Middle School. Sidewalk improvements are also slated for the historic downtown district, where period lighting will also be installed.
Street improvements include Phase II of the Bamore Road and funding for preliminary engineering for Blume Road improvements.
Proposition 3 addresses the city's aging parks system, with projects that total $3.5 million and include installing new playground equipment at Brazos, Community, Garcia, Sunset and Travis parks; new restroom facilities at all but Garcia Park; and athletic facilities at Seabourne Creek Park. The first phase of the latter will include the construction of three baseball fields, one girls' softball field, two football/soccer fields, a playground, concession/restroom facility, parking and an access road.
Proposition 4 addresses $4 million worth of drainage improvements along Seabourne Creek and Dry Creek necessary to reduce the potential of flooding.
Prior to the review, council approved an agenda item in which the parks and recreation board voted to commit $50,000 from the park land dedication fund to the proposed parks and recreation bond project. The fund will be used for grading, drainage, turf and other needs to develop two football/soccer fields at the same time the proposed baseball fields are constructed at Seabourne Creek Park.
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