Measure on the ballot in the 2020 Oklahoma Consolidated Primary and Runoff Election in Norman.
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Get StartedThe Parks, Recreational, and Community Facilities Projects for which the proceeds of the aforesaid not to exceed $85,620,000 general obligation bonds shall be expended consist of constructing, reconstructing, expanding, repairing, which may also include improving, renovating, acquiring and equipping parks, recreational, and community facilities and related public art installations, all to be owned exclusively by said City, and including but not limited to those parks, recreational, and community facilities listed below. The costs of the projects are based on engineering and/or architectural estimates, with engineering and/or architectural design to be completed as the bonds are issued and with the improvements to be made as needed. Said projects may be accomplished through participation with other governmental agencies and ·others, and may be accomplished in phases. The specific projects for which at least seventy percent (70%) of the proceeds of the aforesaid bonds shall be expended and the dollar amount of each such project shall be as follows: Indoor Aquatic and Multi-Sport Center to include construction of competitive and recreational pools and facilities, and construction of a new gymnasium and other facilities to accommodate basketball and volleyball: $59,388,000; Senior Wellness Center to include construction of a new stand-alone facility: $4,848,000; Softball/Football Sports Complex to include softball complex and football complex with lighting, restroom, concession facilities and parking: $9,090,000; Ruby Grant Park to include utility infrastructure improvements, signage, parking, walking and running trails, practice fields, pavilion and pedestrian lighting: $2,121,000; Reaves Park to include removal of existing adult softball fields and existing park maintenance facility, and construction of youth baseball/softball fields with lighting, concession facilities and additional parking: $7,373,000; Parks Maintenance Facility to include construction of a new facility to provide operational and maintenance support of parks and recreation facilities: $2.800,000; TOTAL: (representing 100% of$85,620,000): $85,620,000.
A "YES" vote on Proposition 1 would be a vote in favor of the city issuing $85,620,000 in general obligation bonds, which would be used to provide funds for constructing, reconstructing, expanding, and repairing parks, recreational, and community facilities and related public art installations.
A "NO" vote on Proposition 1 would be a vote in opposition to the city issuing $85,620,000 in general obligation bonds, which would be used to provide funds for constructing, reconstructing, expanding, and repairing parks, recreational, and community facilities and related public art installations.
Shall The City of Norman, State of Oklahoma, incur an indebtedness by issuing its general obligation bonds in the sum of Eighty Five Million Six Hundred and Twenty Thousand Dollars ($85,620,000) to provide funds for the purpose of constructing, reconstructing, expanding, repairing, which may also include improving, renovating, acquiring and equipping parks, recreational, and community facilities and related public art installations, all to be owned exclusively by said City, to be completed with or without the use of other funds, and levy and collect an annual tax, in addition to all other taxes, upon all the taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof when due, said bonds to bear interest at not to exceed the rate of ten percentum (10%) per annum, payable semi-annually and to become due serially within twenty-five (25) years from their date?
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