Early voters approved nine of the 11 City of Austin bonds on the ballot in the midterm elections. Seven of the bonds, put together by City Council, totaled $925 million. The bonds will be paid for by a $5 increase in monthly taxes for most homeowners, said Austin Mayor Steve Adler last month.
Proposition A
Prop A passed with 73 percent of voters’ approval. will dedicate $250 million towards building and maintaining affordable housing for low-income residents.
Proposition B
Seventy-four percent of voters’ supported Proposition B, which allocates $128 million to improve and acquire additional property for libraries, museums and cultural arts facilities.
Proposition C
Prop C passed with 81 percent of voters supporting the $149 million bond for improving parks and recreation centers.
Proposition D
Eighty-four percent of voters favored Proposition D to give $184 million to flood mitigation, water quality protection and storm-water drainage improvements.
Proposition E
Prop E, in favor of putting $16 million toward improving the health and human services center in Southeast Austin, passed with 71 percent approval of voters.
Proposition F
Eighty-two percent of voters approved Proposition F to give $38 million to Emergency Medical Services facilities and fire station improvements.
Proposition G
Prop G, which gives $160 million for rebuilding and improving transportation infrastructure, passed with 82 percent of voters’ approval.
Proposition H
Sixty-seven percent of voters approved Proposition H, which will amend the city charter to provide term limits and a removal process for the Planning Commission members.
Proposition I
Prop I had 74 percent of voters support to make grammatical and typographical corrections to the City Charter.
Proposition J
Voters killed the last two propositions, with 52 percent against Proposition J, which was called for in a citizen-led petition and would require a waiting period of up to three years followed by voter approval for any rewrite of the city’s land development code.
Proposition K
Prop K, which asked the city to hire a third-party consultant to assess the city’s operation and fiscal performance and was also called for in a citizen-led petition, was defeated with 58 percent voting against.