Anyone who wants a say in Anna's $60 million street bond has until Monday, Oct. 5, to get registered. That is the Texas deadline for the Nov. 3 general election, pushed one day later this year because the usual 30-day cutoff lands on a Sunday, according to the Texas Secretary of State.
Proposition A is the only item on the city's bond ballot. The City Council called the election on Aug. 11. If voters approve it, the city could sell up to $60 million in general obligation bonds for street work, including new roads, improvements to existing ones and ADA compliance.
The city says water, wastewater and drainage lines beneath those roads could be replaced as part of the same projects.
The roads on the city's list
A one-page planning sheet posted with the bond information lists $43.15 million in anticipated projects over three fiscal years:
- 2027: Rosamond Parkway from Buddy Hayes to State Highway 5, $13 million.
- 2028: Buddy Hayes Boulevard from Hackberry to the Kroger development, $4 million; County Road 423 from SH 5 to County Road 1036, $2.4 million; Hackberry Drive from N. James to SH 5, $2 million; Standridge Boulevard from FM 455 to Trailwood, $1.5 million; and traffic signals at locations to be determined, $750,000.
- 2029: Rosamond Parkway from SH 5 to Leonard, $8 million; Mantua Parkway from U.S. 75 to SH 5, $10 million; and more traffic signals, $1.5 million.
The sheet says none of those projects has funding today from the city, TxDOT or any other source, and that the list remains subject to council prioritization and budget limits. Renderings of Rosamond Parkway and Buddy Hayes Boulevard on the city's page are labeled conceptual and not final.
What it could cost taxpayers
State law requires the ballot to carry the words "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE" because property taxes may be used to repay the debt. The city has not published a per-household estimate.
