Burleson residents are being asked to consider two bond propositions totaling an estimated $86,005,000 during the May 7 municipal election. A bond election is how the residents of the City of Burleson provide authorization for the city to issue bonds to fund large capital projects that are part of a well-defined Capital Improvement Program. The projects being considered as part of the bond are a police headquarters expansion, new construction for fire station 4 on the city’s western border, an intelligent traffic system, neighborhood street rebuilds and improvements to various streets throughout the city. The capital projects planned in the proposed bond program are timed to ensure no increase to the property tax rate.
Proposition A: Public Infrastructure
Proposition A asks for $33,645,000 in general obligation bonds for projects related to mobility throughout the community.
The projects include an intelligent traffic system that will allow the city to study, control and synchronize the traffic signals throughout the city.
Other infrastructure projects include the design and construction for:
- Improvements to various neighborhood streets throughout the city
- Dual left-turn lanes at the intersection of Hulen Street and Lakewood Drive
- 10-foot wide trail along CR 910 and FM 1902 from Caddo Grove Elementary and RC Loflin Middle School to Bluebird Meadows Subdivision
- Traffic signal at Owl Parkway
- Four-foot-wide sidewalk on Elk Drive
- 10-foot wide trail on Hillside Drive
- Intersection enhancements to improve mobility at Elk and Hillside & Hillside and FM 731
- Intersection improvements at FM 731
- Intersection improvements at Wilshire Boulevard and Hulen Street
- Expand Hulen Street from two to four lanes from Kelly Drive to Candler Drive
- Extension of Alsbury Boulevard from Hulen Street to CR 1020
- Various sidewalks throughout the city
And, the design for:
- Expansion to six lanes for Hulen Street to the city limits
- Widening of Alsbury Boulevard from two to four lanes from Hulen Street to CR 914
- Expansion of East Renfro Street/FM 3391 from I-35W to Hurst Road from four to six lanes
- Expansion of East Renfro/FM 3391 from Village Creek Parkway to CR 602 from two lanes to four lanes
More information on Proposition A
Proposition B: Public Safety Facilities
Proposition B asks for $52,360,000 in general obligation bonds for projects related to design and construction of Fire Station 4 and expansion to the police department’s headquarters. The proposed police department expansion will increase the current facility from 24,000 square feet to 62,500 square feet and will include a training center, public safety dispatch communications center, support building to house evidence and equipment. Fire Station 4 will provide a fire and emergency medical service facility on the city’s western border, living quarters for 11 fire personnel, a training room, community engagement space and an office for Burleson Police Department on the western portion of the city.
More information on Proposition B
Background
The bond election was called after months of discussion among staff, city council and members of the Special Citizens Bond Advisory Committee, a group of Burleson residents appointed by council that were tasked with recommending projects to be included on the election ballot. Learn more about the committee.
Have other questions about the 2022 Bond Propositions, view the frequently asked questions page.