2026 General Obligation Bond Proposal

Enhance Public Safety through Fire, Medical, and Police Improvements, Facilities, Equipment, and Apparatuses, and Improvements and Facilities that Support Community and Public Safety.

Question #1 asks whether the City shall be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the principal amount not exceeding $150,000,000 to provide funding to support fire and medical, police, and public safety improvements, facilities, and communication systems, associated equipment, apparatuses, and technology, municipal improvements and facilities that support community and public safety, and the acquisition of land or interests therein necessary for such purposes, which may include, but are not limited to, projects intended to:

Design and Construct Fire and Medical and Police Training Facilities 

• This includes new buildings at the joint public safety training site, including the addition of new Police Instructional Facilities as well as a new building for both Police and Fire to be able to train in an air-conditioned space during the summer.  In addition, the parking lot at the Training Facility needs to be expanded to accommodate current staff/trainees.  This will also include the renovation of existing buildings at the Facility to create functional spaces for staff.

Acquire Land for Future Fire Stations 

• The City no longer has existing land reserved for fire stations and is in need of additional fire stations in order to support improved emergency response times.

Improvements to Public Safety Communication Systems

• The City will upgrade the existing TOPAZ voice radio network infrastructure that provides and supports communications for Mesa public safety personnel.

Design and Construct Police Station Improvements and Municipal Improvements and Facilities that Support Community and Public Safety

• Infrastructure improvements and expansion of the Central Police Station to support police operations serving more than 65,000 residents across a 12-square mile service area.

• Demolish the existing warehouse and fleet buildings at the West Mesa Service Center and rebuild and expand the warehouse and fleet buildings. The new fleet building would be constructed on the site of the current warehouse and fleet buildings, and the new warehouse building will be constructed at a new location to accommodate the growing needs of the City. The existing fleet building was originally constructed more than fifty years ago, and City growth and equipment needs have outgrown the current fleet building.

Public Safety Bond Overview: $150 Million* 

*Subject to change and City Council review and approval of individual projects; actual application of the $150 million of bond authorization may change depending on actual project costs at the time of City Council review and approval.

Public Safety Training Facility

Enhance Transportation Improvements for Safer and Less Congested Streets

Question #2 asks whether the City shall be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the principal amount not exceeding $135,000,000, to support safer and less congested streets, including for arterial street improvements, pavement reconstruction, street and highway improvements, streetlights, traffic signals, communication infrastructure, bridges, medians, shared use paths, and associated improvements, equipment, and technology, and the acquisition of land or interests therein necessary for such purposes which may include, but are not limited to, projects intended to: 

Design and Construct Street Safety Improvements, including Arterial Street Improvements and Pavement Reconstruction 

• Roadway Improvements, including pavement reconstruction and adding medians, concrete ramps, and sidewalks to reduce traffic congestion and improve the overall safety of the City’s streets at:
  • Mesa Drive: Main Street to Brown Road
  • Broadway Road: Stapley Drive to Gilbert Road
  • Higley Road: Broadway Road to McKellips Road

Design and Construct Improvements to Support Safer and Less Congested Streets

• Construct projects to enhance Mesa’s bicycle and pedestrian network to promote connectivity and health.  Projects include Lehi Shared Use Path Phase II and Nodes, Mesa Gateway Shared Use Path Phase III, US60 Shared Use Path: Eastern to Consolidated Canals, Downtown Shared Use Path, and Thomas Road Shared Use Path.
  
  
• Construct a bridge crossing over the East Maricopa Floodway (EMF) and Roosevelt Water Conservation District (RWCD) canals east of Power Road, establishing the ultimate street footprint and configuration.

Transportation Bond Overview: $135 Million* 

*Subject to change and City Council review and approval of individual projects; actual application of the $135 million of bond authorization may change depending on actual project costs at the time of City Council review and approval.

Warner Road Bridge