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2019 Bond Program
City of New Braunfels 2019 Bond Special Election Called
On Monday, February 11th, New Braunfels City Council voted unanimously to call for a 2019 Bond Program Special Election on May 4th, 2019.
The election is the culmination of a one-year development process that included the formation of a Bond Advisory Committee, sixteen public input meetings, and preliminary engineering reports on an initial slate of potential projects presented by the BAC, and final selection by City Council.
The Development Process
January – March 2018
BAC developed recommended projects list for City Council consideration
April – September 2018
Council selected projects from the list of recommendations, added several additional projects, and those projects underwent preliminary engineer and evaluation
October – November 2018
BAC received projects preliminary engineering reports and evaluations and finalized 2019 Bond Program recommendations for City Council
November 2018 – February 2019
City Council evaluated and finalized the 2019 Bond Program projects and called for a May 2019 election
Proposition 1: Streets
Goodwin/Conrads Lane Reconstruction $ 21,397,150
Klein Road Reconstruction- Phase 2 13,000,800
Citywide Streets Improvements 15,000,000
Additional Streets Funding (the extensions of FM 306 and Business 81) 3,114,540
Total Streets Investment $ 52,512,490
Contribution of Roadway Impact Fees (8,000,000)
Total Bond Proceeds - Proposition 1 $ 44,512,490
Proposition 2: Parks and Recreation
All Abilities Park Enhancements $ 500,000
Comal Cemetery Wall Stabilization 5,262,500
Sports Field Complex Construction - Phase 1 25,784,920
Total Parks and Recreation Investment $ 31,547,420
NBEDC contribution (15,000,000)
Total Bond Proceeds - Proposition 2 $ 16,547,420
Proposition 3: Public Safety
Fire Station #2 Replacement $ 7,367,500
Fire Station #3 Replacement 6,736,000
Police Department Facility 36,311,250
Total Public Safety Investment $ 50,414,750
Total Bond Proceeds - Proposition 3 $ 50,414,750
Proposition 4: Library
Westside Community Center expansion $ 5,525,340
Total Library Investment $ 5,525,340
Total Bond Proceeds - Proposition 4 $ 5,525,340
2019 Bond Program Investment
Total Future Investment $ 140,000,000
Tax Notes - Preliminary Engineering Reports 3,000,000
Total Investment $ 143,000,000
Contribution of Roadway Impact Fees (8,000,000)
NBEDC Contribution to Sports Complex - Phase 1 (15,000,000)
Total Bond Issuance - 2019 Bond Program $ 120,000,000
These investments are projected to result in a total of $120M in debt issuance, which includes the $3M already issued for the preliminary engineering reports and $117M for bond projects, which will appear on the May ballot.
Voting Information
The last day to submit an application to register to vote in this election is April 4th.
Early Voting: Comal County Elections Office @ 396 N. Seguin Avenue
Monday, April 22: 8am-5pm
Tuesday, April 23: 8am-5pm
Wednesday, April 24: 7am-7pm
Thursday, April 25: 8am-5pm
Friday, April 26: 8am-5pm
Saturday, April 27: 9am-1pm
Monday, April 29: 7am-7pm
Tuesday, April 30: 8am-5pm
Election Day Voting: Saturday, May 4: 7am-7pm
District 1: Westside Community Center @ 2932 S IH35
District 2: First Church of the Nazarene @ 210 W Klein Rd
District 3: Seele Elementary School @ 540 Howard St
District 4: Faith United Church of Christ @ 970 N Loop 337
District 5: Lamar Elementary School @ 240 N. Central Ave
District 6: Walnut Springs Elementary School @ 1900 S Walnut
January 9th
January 17th
January 23rd
October 29th, 2018
November 12th
Community Meetings
The City of New Braunfels invited the public to participate in a variety of community meetings regarding the development of Street, Drainage, Park, Public Safety, Library and other municipal facility projects as part of the proposed 2019 Bond Program.
July 11th - Callen's Castle All-Abilities Park Community Meeting
July 25th - Guadalupe River Properties Park Community Meeting
July 31st - Southeast Library Branch Community Meeting
August 2nd - Westside Community Center Library Expansion Community Meeting
August 7th - Callen's Castle All-Abilities Park Second Community Meeting
August 8th - Sports Complex Community Meeting
August 22nd - Dry Comal Hike and Bike Trail Community Meeting
September 6th - Veteran's Memorial Community Meeting
September 11th - Klein Road Phase #2 Community Meeting
September 13th - Public Works Facility Community Meeting/Open House
September 19th - Fire Stations #2 & #3 Community Meeting
September 18th - Mission Hill Park Community Meeting
September 20th - Guadalupe River Properties Park Second Community Meeting
September 20th - North/South Collector Roadway Community Meeting
October 1st - Second Sports Complex Community Meeting
October 3rd - Mission Hill Park Community Meeting #2
Resource Documents
(Note: Some documents contain concept plans that are evolving as the process moves forward. Final designs will be determined later in the process.)
Westside Community Center Library Expansion
Athletic Field Master Plan and Sports Complex Feasibility Study
New Braunfels Fire Department Operational Analysis
Bond Advisory Committee Members
Representing | Name |
---|---|
Chair | Ray Still |
Mayor | Wes Studdard |
District 1 | Teresa Hendon |
District 2 | Garry Montgomery |
District 3 | Larry Hammonds |
District 4 | Jan Kotylo Morton |
District 5 | Bob Gray |
District 6 | Jennifer Hillyer |
Downtown Board | David Kneuper |
Library Advisory Board | Amy Stone |
NBIDC Board | Stuart Hansmann |
NBU Board | Atanacio Campos |
Parks & Rec. Advisory Board | John Mathis |
Planning Commission | Lee Edwards |
River Advisory Committee | Dick Hillyer |
Watershed Advisory Committee | Stephen Hanz |
Historic Landmark Commission | Christine Gonzalez |
Arts Commission | Dee Buck |
At-Large | Joe Castilleja |
At-Large | Alice Jewell |
At-Large | Lori Archer |
Guadalupe County Commissioners Court | Jack Shanafelt |
Comal County Commissioners Court | Scott Haag |