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Rogers voters approve all six parts of a $457.25 million bond issue
Streets take the biggest slice of the bond package
Sources: KNWA FOX24, Talk Business & Politics
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Streets | $195.5M | 42.8% |
| Refinancing | $118M | 25.8% |
| Parks and recreation | $81.5M | 17.8% |
| Fire | $32.8M | 7.2% |
| Police | $20.8M | 4.5% |
| Animal services | $8.8M | 1.9% |
Rogers voters approved all six parts of the city's bond issue Tuesday, according to unofficial results. The vote extends the existing 1% sales tax to pay for a package of up to $457.25 million.
If you drive Rogers streets, here's the plan. Community development director John McCurdy said in July the street money targets a better-connected grid, downtown brick streets and stormwater work. A new Oak Street bridge over Osage Creek would link west Rogers to downtown, and Walnut Street will get turn lanes, sidewalks and buried utilities.
Parks director Quinton Harris said a new west-side park would raise the city's park space by just under 40%.
- West-side park: about 230 acres the city already owns
- Animal adoption center: 50-plus dog kennels and a free-roam cat room
- Rogers Activity Center: bond lets the city buy the building
- Population: 76,956 in 2025, up from just over 40,000 in 2001
Every bond measure passed with at least 57.6% yes
Sources: KNWA FOX24, Talk Business & Politics
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Fire | 75% |
| Streets | 74.5% |
| Parks and recreation | 70.9% |
| Animal services | 70.2% |
| Police | 61.5% |
| Refinancing | 57.6% |
