Wylie Voters Weigh Five Bond Propositions Totaling $90.5 Million
Wylie's Nov. 3 ballot has five bond propositions for downtown streets, parks, public safety, public works and an animal shelter. With interest, the city estimates about $145 million.
Wylie voters have five bond propositions on their ballot, totaling $90.5 million. The city's own figures show that paying them off over 20 years would cost about $145 million once interest is counted.
The city council voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to call the election, according to the city's Bond 2026 page. The city says the five propositions grew out of recommendations from a 16-member citizens' bond committee that met in June. Each one carries the words "THIS IS A TAX INCREASE," as state law requires.
The five propositions
Proposition A, $25.5 million: Phase 2 of improvements in the historic downtown, including underground drainage and wider sidewalks, plus a four-lane divided road and bridge on Ballard Avenue/Sachse Road from Creek Crossing Lane to the city limit.
Proposition B, $22.5 million: Lighting, parking and field upgrades at Founders Park and Community Park, beach and waterfront work at East Fork Park and Avalon Park on Lake Lavon, possible land purchases and the renovation of the current Public Works building for parks maintenance.
Proposition C, $25 million: An expansion of the Public Safety Complex at 2000 N. Highway 78 and renovations of Fire Stations 1 and 2.
Proposition D, $5.5 million: A new Public Works complex with a fleet maintenance garage. The city's page says another $10 million would come from the utility fund's fund balance.
Proposition E, $12 million: A new animal shelter.
Some projects depend on each other. The city says part of Proposition B would renovate the old Public Works building only if B and D both pass. Turning the current animal shelter into space for facilities maintenance under Proposition D depends on Proposition E passing.
The city's case
The city says Wylie has grown 482% in 30 years, from 11,000 to 64,000 residents, and that several buildings have not kept up. It says the Public Safety Complex has no open offices, with patrol sergeants and others sharing them, and that storage has run out. It says Fire Stations 1 and 2 have infrastructure more than 30 years old and too few living quarters and bathrooms.
The animal shelter, built in 2000 with a kennel added in 2006, took in 918 animals in 2025, according to the city. It says more than 816 had been impounded eight months into 2026 and that the shelter is at capacity, which limits intakes.
Lake Lavon from East Fork Park, one of the parks in Proposition B, 2012. Photo: Robert Nunnally / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.
What it would cost
The official notice of bond election includes a voter information document for each proposition. It assumes a 5% average interest rate over 20 years:
Proposition A: $40,993,500 in principal and interest; up to $2.82 a year more in taxes on a $100,000 homestead.
Proposition B: $36,175,500; up to $2.49 a year.
Proposition C: $40,175,417; up to $2.76 a year.
Proposition D: $8,839,167; up to $0.61 a year.
Proposition E: $19,284,750; up to $1.33 a year.
By our math, if all five pass, the combined total is $145,468,334, of which about $55 million is interest. The estimated maximum increases add up to $10.01 a year for each $100,000 of homestead value. A home valued at three times that would see roughly three times the figure.
The notice says that when the election was called, the city already owed $72,030,000 in tax-backed principal and $21,027,475 in interest. Its debt service tax rate was 12.139 cents per $100 of value.
The city also points out that debt from its 2005 bond election will be paid off over the next three years, which it says will lower the debt portion of the tax rate by about 10 cents. It adds that about $100 million in bond capacity will roll off in coming years. But it also says that any new debt issued from this election "would increase" that rate. Voters can weigh both statements.
How to vote
Wylie spreads across Collin, Dallas and Rockwall counties. According to the city's election page, early voting runs through Friday, Oct. 30, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in all three counties during the final week. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Early voting sites in Wylie include Collin College's Wylie campus at 391 Country Club Road and the Wylie Community Park Center at 800 Thomas St. Residents should check their own county's sample ballot.
Bonds are a promise that taxpayers will keep for 20 years. Read each proposition, look at the numbers and vote each one on its merits.
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