 Click the image above or this link to watch the City Council briefly discuss the eight propositions and the bond process.
The City Council and the public will review the recommendations over a two-week period
Broken Arrow residents are getting a look at the proposed propositions to be included in the 2026 Build Our Future BA General Obligation Bond package that will go before the voters in April 2026.
City Manager Michael Spurgeon presented his administration's recommendation to the City Council at its regular meeting on Dec. 2, which includes eight propositions. The multi-year bond is expected to generate $415 million to fund a wide range of public improvement projects. Click here to view the full list of proposed projects on the city's website.
"This list is a comprehensive compilation of projects developed from recommendations made by the Citizen Steering Committee, as well as feedback from thousands of responses to various micro-surveys on public infrastructure, quality of life, and public safety topics along with input from multiple in-person public forums held this fall," said City Manager Michael Spurgeon. "It is important to note that the recommendation from my office is not a final list of projects, but it is an opportunity for the public to review what is being recommended by the administration and to continue engaging in the process."
Spurgeon says the City Council will ultimately decide what the propositions will include based on citizen feedback and the City Manager's recommendation, most likely during its meeting on Dec. 16.
The recommendation includes allocating the following:
- $205 million to Proposition 1-Transportation
- $56 million to Proposition 2-Public Safety
- $74 million to Proposition 3-Quality of Life
- $65 million to Proposition 4-Public Facilities
- $6 million to Proposition 5-Stormwater
- $5 million to Proposition 6-Drainage
- $4 million to Proposition 7-Tulsa City-County Library, and
- A 0.5 percent dedicated temporary sales tax increase for Proposition 8-Sports Facilities
Propositions 1 through 7 will not increase the current property tax rate. The funds for the improvement projects of these propositions would be secured over a 10 to 12-year period.
If voters approve Proposition 8, a dedicated temporary half-cent sales tax increase would be used to fund improvements to the city's sports facilities, including: girls’ softball, youth baseball, youth soccer, youth football and lacrosse, and adult softball. The design phase of the improvements would begin in spring 2026 with construction to begin approximately one year later. The temporary sales tax increase would be set to expire after five years.
The 2026 General Obligation Bond vote in April will culminate a three-year process that began with discussions in 2023, multiple surveys over a two-year period, staff and user group project requests, recommendations by a Citizen Steering Committee, multiple in-person forums, and more. More than 330 projects were initially requested.
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