Wed Apr 2: Join Rotary Club of Plano Bond Forum

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On the May 3, 2025 Election Ballot the City of Plano will be putting the following Bonds up for election by the voters of the City. Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 2 the Rotary Clubs of Plano will be hosting Plano’s Budget Director Karen Rhodes-Whitley as she presents the bonds you will get to vote on.

Date: Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Time: 12 noon to 1pm
Location: Gleneagles Country Club, 5401 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093
Lunch Tickets (yes you get fed): $25 purchased online, $30 at the door.

Proposition A: Street Improvements

$316 Million
Repair/Replace Streets, Bridges, Sidewalks
Intersection Improvements
New Traffic Signals
Water Line Replacements

Proposition B: Police Headquarters

$155 Million
New Police Hq
Public Safety Communications Facility

Proposition C: Police Training Center

$51 Million
Rebuild Police Training Center

Proposition D: Public Safety Facilities

$37 Million
New Fire Station
Remodel Fire Station #8
Replace Fire Station #3

Proposition E: Fleet Operations Center

s45 Million
New Public Works Fleet Maintenance Building

Proposition F: Schimelpfenig Library

$1.9 Million
Renovate Interior of Schimelpfenig Library

Proposition G: Parks & Rec Facilities

$41 Million
Purchase New Land
Renovate Parks 20 Years or Older
New Maintenance Facility
Development of Parks and Trails

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Later2theparty@reddit

$200 million dollars, the total amount slotted for the police facilities, is what it would cost to built a large shopping mall or a small corporate campus.

It's about 1/6 what was spent to build the newest Rangers stadium.

I can not think of a reason that the Plano police department needs something the size of a shopping mall in a city with one of the wealthiest, and therefore lowest crime rates, in the entire country.

dramatic-submarine@reddit

Someone in another thread mentioned the police could use one of the closed school buildings. $200 mil definitely sounds way out there.

scooteristi@reddit

The Plano Police HQ at 14th/H is small and over 50 years old. If this bond passes a new larger HQ will be built on the NW corner of Alma/Park.

I'm not saying the police don't need a new HQ. But $150m dollars!?

They would have one of the nicest in the country with $50m.

Suitable_Bike_9484@reddit

I think we can all agree that the plano pd do not need $200m worth of anything.

TheDutchTexan@reddit

No if it raises taxes. Simple.

Increases in property values raises taxes. Not bonds.

Right. Where is all that bond money coming from genius? Thin air? Come on dude.

“Paid for by taxes” ≠ “raise taxes”

As old debt gets paid off the ability to fund new debt through existing revenue is created.

And don’t try create some “pay-go” strawman here. “Pay-go” is illegal under state law and capital expenditures must be paid for with bonds.

Infrastructure must be maintained or it falls apart and becomes even more expensive to repair in the future.

The question for voters is: are each of the bonds worth it? I bet the police HQ gets voted down and the others pass.

heavycivil@reddit

Pay go is illegal? Where’d you come up with that?

Evil_Hank_Scorpio@reddit

Yes to streets, firemen, libraries and parks.

What about police and public works?

BlackIceing@reddit

I feel like police can train in the park. Or anywhere the fire department does. Also 99% of police work is just talking.

I think the police would probably be okay with a $20 million dollar building that has a training facility inside it.

206 million for police - No.

One of these things is not like the other.