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Common Questions
- What is a General Obligation Bond?
- What projects are planned to be built if the bonds are approved?
- How do these projects affect me?
- Why is it important that I vote in this bond election?
- Does the City Council support this new bond election?
- Why weren’t we given an opportunity to decide which projects to put on the ballot? Last time, a citizen committee made a recommendation; so how were these projects selected?
- What happened to the CIP project request that I submitted online, I don’t see it in the FY20 CIP Book or GO Bond Projects?
- How do they know the cost of these projects? Have they received bids?
- When will the projects be completed?
- If the bonds are approved, does that guarantee the projects will be built?
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- Can you assure the citizens that this would fix the drainage problems in the city?
- Why didn’t the city more aggressively pursue federal funding after Harvey? Why would you need to ask for additional funds?
- Will these projects ensure compliance with Atlas 14?
- My area couldn’t receive Fire/EMS during the recent rain event. Why isn’t my area included in this bond package?
- What is the timing of the Acacia trunk line project vs. the timeline for the LID2 pump station? How do those two projects work together?
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- We’ve already got an emergency dispatch center. Why do we need to spend another $11 million?
- Why are we spending $10 million for a public safety training facility?
- Does development, including adding new municipal facilities to our community, have a negative impact on the City’s drainage?
- What does public facility rehabilitation mean? Why does it cost $3 million?
- How does the City ensure it is maximizing its current resources before making decisions like adding new City buildings?
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- University Boulevard is a critical corridor. When Tract 5 develops, we will have far more people living, working and visiting the area. Why aren’t you investing more to improve this vital corridor?
- What is the cost breakdown of the proposed roundabout included in the bond package? Why is the proposed round-about on First Colony $2.5 million?
- Why aren’t the improvements on University Blvd continuing North? Why wouldn’t we do it all at once?
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- How many animals are adopted at the Sugar Land Animal Shelter each year?
- If we keep neutering all these animals, where do the new ones keep coming from?
- Why does a new animal shelter cost $6.6 million?
- What is the shelter's position on "No Kill"?
- Why is a new animal shelter on the ballot?
- What types of research and studies were done prior to the animal shelter bond proposition being developed?
- Is a new animal shelter being proposed because the 2017 annexation of New Territory and Greatwood caused the animal shelter to exceed its capacity?
- Did annexation impact service levels and create new needs?
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