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The General Obligation Bond Package
August 14, 1998, News
All figures in thousands
| CBAC Recommendation | Council Changes | Cash Funded | Election Ballot | |
Proposition 1: Public Works & Transportation | ||||
| Americans w/ Disabilities Act Improvem'ts | $8,061 | 8,061 | 0 | |
| Neighborhood Traffic Management | $6,284 | 6,284 | 0 | |
| Street Improvements $28,755 | $33,455 | -4,700 | $28,755 | |
| Giles Rd, S. First, US 71 / I-35 | 16,100 | 16,100 | 0 | |
| Street Reconstruction | $15,342 | 57,703 | 73,045 | |
| Traffic Signal Improvements | $11,500 | 15,000 | 26,500 | |
| Transportation System Management | 0 | 5,500 | 5,500 | |
| Transportation Prop. (matching funds) | $52,700 | -34,500 | 18,200 | |
| TOTAL | $127,342 | 55,103 | 30,445 | 152,000 |
Proposition 2: Parks, Trails, & Land | ||||
| Colorado River Park | $12,000 | -2,000 | 10,000 | |
| Davis Hill Park Phase 1 | $170 | 170 | 0 | |
| Facilities Renovations | $3,200 | 3,200 | 0 | |
| Garrison | $70 | 70 | 0 | |
| Havens Field Expansion | $400 | 400 | 0 | |
| Mayfield Park Improvements | $250 | 250 | 0 | |
| Pease Restroom | $150 | 150 | ||
| Playgrounds | $3,200 | 2,200 | 1,000 | |
| Quail Creek Park Expansion | $70 | 70 | ||
| Scofield Park | $75 | 75 | ||
| West Bouldin Creek Park/Trail | $378 | 378 | 0 | |
| Blunn Creek Trail | $750 | 750 | 0 | |
| Boggy Creek Trail | $350 | 350 | 0 | |
| Destination Parks | $30,000 | -2,500 | 27,500 | |
| Greenway Initiative | $15,000 | -2,000 | 13,000 | |
| Chestnut Neighborhood pocket park | $9,700 | -9,050 | 650 | |
| Shoal/Walnut Creek Trail | $4,836 | 4,836 | ||
| A.B. Cantu/Pan Am Second Floor Addition | $2,007 | 2,007 | ||
| Dittmar Rec. Center Playslab Enclosure | $793 | 793 | 0 | |
| Northwest Rec. Center Expansion | $600 | 600 | 0 | |
| Parque Zaragoza Rec. Center Game Room | $676 | 676 | 0 | |
| Rundberg Recreation Center | $5,000 | 5,000 | ||
| South Austin Senior Activity Ctr. Parking | $200 | 200 | 0 | |
| South Austin and Caswell Tennis Centers | $4,063 | 4,063 | ||
| South Soccer Complex | $574 | 574 | ||
| St. Johns Joint Use | $7,000 | 7,000 | ||
| Walnut Creek District Park Area Rec. Ctr. | $5,000 | -5,000 | 0 | |
| TOTAL | $106,512 | -20,550 | 10,037 | 75,925 |
Proposition 3: Public Safety | ||||
| Combined Emergency Center | 0 | 22,900 | 22,900 | |
| Central Substation & Forensic Facility | $19,546 | 19,546 | ||
| EMS Addition to Fire Station #31 | $732 | $732 | 0 | |
| Emergency Shelter, Battered Women/Children | $2,993 | 2,993 | 0 | |
| Far Southeast EMS Station | $1,396 | 1 | 1,397 | |
| Fire/EMS Station-Bergstrom | $4,580 | 4,580 | ||
| Fire/EMS Station-Harris Ridge | $4,580 | 4,580 | ||
| Renovations to Police HQ/Municipal Court | $2,800 | 2,800 | 0 | |
| Undesignated Fire Station | $3,300 | 3,300 | 0 | |
| West Austin EMS Station | $1,672 | 1,672 | ||
| TOTAL | $41,599 | 22,901 | 9,825 | 54,675 |
Proposition 4: Libraries, Museums, Cultural Centers | ||||
| Expand Carver Library | $2,144 | $2,144 | ||
| Expand Spicewood Springs | $2,650 | 2 | $2,652 | |
| Expand Terrazas Branch | $3,572 | $3,572 | ||
| Montopolis/Riverside Library | $6,281 | $6,281 | ||
| Replace North Village Branch | $5,259 | $5,259 | ||
| Replace Twin Oaks Branch | $5,061 | $5,061 | ||
| Carver Museum | $10,440 | $10,440 | ||
| Elisabet Ney Fire/Security Alarm System | $126 | 126 | 0 | |
| Mexican American Cultural Center | $10,981 | $10,981 | ||
| TOTAL | $41,599 | 0 | 126 | |
Propostion 5: Watershed Protection | ||||
| Highland Park Cemetery Bank Stabilization | $150 | 150 | 0 | |
| Onion Creek Flood Buyout | $2,440 | $2,440 | ||
| Scenic Brook Drainage | $1,256 | 1,256 | 0 | |
| SCIPII & E. 11th / 12th St. Improvements | $1,925 | $1,925 | ||
| Westover Hills Drainage Phase 2 | $600 | 600 | 0 | |
| Williamson Creek Creekbend Project | $6,383 | 2 | $6,385 | |
| TOTAL | $12,754 | 2 | 2,006 | 10,750 |
| TOTAL G.O. BONDS: | $334,721 | 57,458 | 52,439 | 339,740 |
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