Fort Worth Voters Approve $560 Million Bond; Blaylock Wins District 4

Arlington TX

08 May, 2022

7:26 PM

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By Emily Wolf, Fort Worth Report May 8, 2022 Fort Worth will pour $560 million into its roads, parks and public services after residents voted May 7 to approve a five-proposition bond package. City Council districts 8 and 9 will receive the bulk of the projects funded by the bond package. In District 8, the bond will fund 46 projects to fix roads and three parks and recreation projects. In District 9, it will fund 40 road projects and eight parks and recreation projects. The largest ask, Proposition A, will put $369.2 million toward improving streets and transportation infrastructure. It passed 67% to 33%. The city devoted the largest chunk of funding to roads and transportation after residents identified them as some of the most important issues. Last year's community survey echoed the public comment; then, only 27% of residents were satisfied with the city's delivery on roadway projects – the worst of any city service. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.