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CORAL SPRINGS THREE BOND ISSUES on upcoming ballot by Aaron Krause Improving Coral Springs’ infrastructure, public facilities, and amenities will require additional funds not covered in the operating budget, city officials said. Therefore, they will ask voters to approve three general obligation bond measures in the <strong>March</strong> 13 election. The ballot items will appear as three separate questions: A bond for public safety, a bond for parks and recreation, and a bond for streets and drainage. Voters can choose to approve or defeat each bond issue. If voters approve the measures, beginning Oct. 1 of this year, residents of an average single-family home will pay $123 more in annual property taxes. Here is the average breakdown in annual costs for the three bond issues: Public Safety-$43, Parks and Recreation-$41, and Streets and Drainage-$39. “Our goal is to preserve the acclaimed reputation of the City of Coral Springs,” City Manager Mike Goodrum said. “With these measures in place, we can significantly invest in our neighborhoods to improve our city.” The bond for Public Safety includes, among other things, improvements to the Public Safety and Public Works Campus. This will include an expansion of the fire academy, construction of a real-life tactical facility for police personnel, and a renovation of the garage and storage facility that houses the city’s operating supplies. “A critical piece of infrastructure at this location is a 50-year-old building that serves as the city’s supply hub and transport center during a hurricane,” said Liz Kolodney, the city’s director of communications and marketing. “During Hurricane Irma, supplies were removed from the building because of concerns that the structure would not withstand the hurricane.” Kolodney said city workers took the supplies to “various facilities throughout the city – several fire stations and the public safety building, to name a few.” The bond for Parks and Recreation includes construction of a new senior center. “Many of the classes and activities at the senior center are at full capacity,” Kolodney said. “Participation continues to grow – in fact, some classes have been moved off-site because of inadequate space.” Kolodney said the senior center is housed in a 50-year-old building that requires updates and improvements. The bond’s approval would allow the city to construct a multi-purpose room three times as large as the current one. It would create space for indoor pickle ball, a new game room, a stage, and computer classrooms. The senior center is “well used,” Kolodney said. “Many of the classes are at capacity and we do not have room to add additional classes. In the first quarter, we had 5,304 people participate in classes.” If voters approve the bond issue for Parks and Recreation, the vote would also allow for improvements at Mullins Park, North Community Park, Cypress Park, and the Sportsplex. Workers would install artificial turf and new LED lighting. In addition, upgrades to the aquatic complex “will provide opportunities for residents of all ages,” according to a city press release. The bond for Streets and Drainage would bring in funding to implement the city’s pavement management plan. Work would include more than 85 lane miles that haven’t been resurfaced for the last 20 years. “Areas such as the Corporate Park, where many businesses are located, as well as residential neighborhoods like Westchester and Meadows and Dells, will see various improvements to the existing drainage system, mitigating flooding severity and duration,” the press release reads. For more information, visit csinvestinginyou.org, or call 954-344-1111. P Here is a breakdown of the proposed projects: Public Safety and Public Works Campus: $18,500,000 Fire Station 64 Reconstruction: $4,000,000 License Plate Readers-Perimeter and Interior: $1,600,000 Tactical Training Facility: $1,500,000 Two Emergency Traffic Signals: $700,000 Parks and Recreation Lighting: $3,400,000 Aquatic Complex New Pool and Enhancements: $5,600,000 Park Artificial Turf Fields: $8,000,000 Amphitheater/Splash Pad: $2,000,000 Senior Center: $5,000,000 Mullins Park-New American League Building: $1,000,000 Road Resurfacing: $13,250,000 Corporate Park Drainage: $4,300,000 Westchester Drainage: $5,000,000 Meadows and Dells Drainage Improvements: $1,000,000 18 MARCH <strong>2018</strong>
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