Nov 8, 2016 · Origin

Voters approve 2 of 7 City bond propositions (streets, public safety)

In a seven-proposition, roughly $340 million bond election, Amarillo voters approved the streets ($89.5M) and public safety ($20.1M) propositions and rejected five others totaling $230M (municipal facilities, neighborhood parks, Civic Center, fleet, athletics). The City said the approved bonds would be paid through tax-supported debt.^[1]^[2]

What the sources say

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The November 8, 2016 City bond election had seven propositions totaling about $340 million.^[2]^[1]
Amount
$340,000,000
Propositions
7
Comparator
approximately
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Voters approved the streets and public safety propositions; the approved total is given as $109 million by the City and as $89.5M + $20.1M by HPPR.
Reported value 1[2]
Amount
$109,000,000
City budget document: 'Propositions 1 and 2 ... in the total amount of $109 million'
Reported value 2[1]
Streets
$89,500,000
Public safety
$20,100,000
Total
$109,600,000
HPPR per-proposition amounts (sum computed)
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Five propositions totaling $230 million (municipal facilities, neighborhood parks, Civic Center, city fleet, athletic facilities) were rejected.^[1]
Amount
$230,000,000
Propositions
5
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City of Amarillo (Nov 9, 2016 press release, as reported by HPPR): Per a City press release cited by HPPR, both approved propositions were to be paid through tax-supported debt over five years.^[1]