Significant new park, fire station, police station, and street construction will be in the offing if voters in Chandler, Arizona pass a series of bonds in November.
Five bonds totaling nearly $273 million will appear on the ballot, with one of the largest, at just under $73 million, targeting the construction and upgrading of city parks and recreation facilities.
Question number two will authorize $25.1 million to build and upgrade several fire stations; with a separate $55.1 million bond to go for the building and renovation of police stations across the city.
Question number 4 calls for $85.7 million for a variety of street construction projects; while the final question will see $33.5 million used to build both city office buildings as well as performing arts facilities.
The bond questions are the result of a citizens committee that met earlier this year to evaluate Chandler’s most pressing infrastructure needs before deciding on the 52 individual projects that will be funded by the bonds.
The bond questions have won the backing of most of Chandler’s city leaders, including Mayor Kevin Hartke, who has said that passage of the bonds will “help shape the future of Chandler.”
By Garry Boulard
