Measure on the ballot in the 2020 North Carolina General Election in Charlotte.
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Get StartedIn FY 2014, City Council approved a 3.17¢ property tax increase to fund a four-bond CIP package (2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020) often referred to as “The Big Ideas”. The 2020 Bond Referendum, which will occur in November 2020, represents the final bond to complete “The Big Ideas”. The Proposed 2020 Bond totals $197,232,000 between three components: $50,000,000 for Housing, $44,500,000 for Neighborhood Improvements, and $102,732,000 for Transportation. Highlights of the Proposed 2020 Bond include: Supporting pedestrian safety with $15,000,000 for the Sidewalk and Pedestrian Safety Program and an additional $2,000,000 for the Transportation Safety (Vision Zero) program, Improving traffic flow and reducing congestion in the Steele Creek, University City, and South Charlotte areas with $7,612,000 (an additional $6,700,000 is available in PAYGO for a total of $14,312,000), and Enhancing bicycle travel with $4,000,000 to grow the bicycle network.
A "YES" vote on the bond referendum is a vote in favor of authorizing $102,732,000 of bonds plus interest to finance transportation projects, including the Sidewalk and Pedestrian Safety Program; the Transportation Safety (Vision Zero) program; projects to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in the Steele Creek, University City, and South Charlotte areas; and efforts to grow the bicycle network.
A "NO" vote on the bond referendum is a vote in opposition to authorizing $102,732,000 of bonds plus interest to finance transportation projects, including the Sidewalk and Pedestrian Safety Program; the Transportation Safety (Vision Zero) program; projects to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion in the Steele Creek, University City, and South Charlotte areas; and efforts to grow the bicycle network.
Shall the order authorizing $102,732,000 of bonds plus interest to provide funds to pay the capital costs of constructing, reconstrcting, enlarging, extending and improving certain streets, including streets and roads constitutng a part of the State highway system or otherwise the responsibility of the State and including the cost of related studies, streetscape and pedestrian improvements, relocation of utilities, plans and design; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing, widening, extending, paving, milling, resurfacing, grading or improving streets, roads, intersections, parking lots and pedestrian and bicycle paths; acquiring, constructing, reconstructing or improving sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm drainage, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and grade crossings and providing related landscaping, lighting and traffic controls, signals and markers; and the acquistition of land and rights-of-way in land required therefor, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved?
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