After several rounds of wish list reviews, the Boerne City Council has identified a roughly $50 million potential bond package after prioritizing projects earlier this week. One city council member sees the bonds as a more common solution to the city’s growing pains.
The city council met again Tuesday and somewhat succinctly and quickly identified the top projects to prioritize in its first bond issuance since 2007, where no tax rate increase was imposed. In its current state, the city is eyeing $9 million to finish Northside Community Park, $8 million for a second fire station with an express library, $14 million to improve Adler Road, $9 million to improve intersections and install turn lanes across the city, $4 million for park improvements and $6 million for land acquisitions.
“I think all these projects we’re going to talk about, frankly, are important because they’ve been ideated,” Mayor Tim Handren said early in the bond development process, summarizing the council’s sentiments. “They’ve been vetted with the public. I think they’re all important in one form or fashion. Now, it’s a relative importance. That’s going to be where it gets difficult. My belief is we’re putting this out there for voter approval, and ultimately that’s going to be it.”
