2021 Bond Program

THE ABC'S OF SAGINAW: 2021 BOND PROGRAM 

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A Brief History of the Process

In 2019, the Saginaw City Council, with public input, began a process of prioritizing the long term needs of city facilities and infrastructure and identifying methods to pay for these improvements.  A roundtable event was held in 2018 to solicit ideas and comments from citizens, business owners and civic leaders.  

Once specific projects were identified, the City Council appointed a Citizen’s Bond Committee to review and prioritize the projects for a potential bond election. In November 2019, the Citizen’s Bond Committee provided the City Council with a prioritized list of projects totaling $100,000,000 for long term planning and construction.  The City Council evaluated the other recommendations from the Citizen’s Bond Committee and voted to hold a bond election on May 1, 2021 for voter approval of funds to improve streets, parks, a library and a senior citizen center. The propositions and bond amounts are shown below.



  PROPOSITIONS  BOND AMOUNTS
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 Proposition A - Street and Roadway Improvements

  • Knowles Drive - Phase 1 (Edwards to Woodcrest. Intersection Improvement at WJ Boaz)
  • Knowles-McLeroy Blvd Intersection Improvement including eliminating the low-water crossing on West McLeroy Blvd.
  • Knowles Drive - Phase 2 (Woodcrest to McLeroy Blvd)
  • Knowles Drive - Phase 3 (McLeroy Blvd to Longhorn)
  • West McLeroy Blvd - Phase 3 (Saginaw Blvd. to Knowles)
  • West McLeroy Blvd - Phase 4 (Knowles to Old Decatur)
  • Future Projects will include sidewalk enhancements
  $37,550,000
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 Proposition B - Parks Improvements and New Senior Center

  • Park Improvements (Trails, Playgrounds and Park Amenities)
    • Specific improvements will be recommended by the Parks Advisory Board.
  • New Senior Center
    • 10,000 +/- square feet
    • Location: W. McLeroy Blvd. north of Opal Dr.
    • Includes outdoor activity space
 $11,200,000
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Proposition C - New Library

  • New Library
    • 30,000 +/- square feet
    • Location: W. McLeroy Blvd. north of Opal Dr.
    • Includes outdoor activity space






  $18,700,000
  TOTAL OF BOND PROPOSITIONS  $67,450,000
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  • 2019 Bond Committee Presentation - Parks
    document Header 2019 Bond Committee Presentation - Parks
  • 2019 Capital Improvement Projects Update
    document Header 2019 Capital Improvement Projects Update
  • 2019 Municipal Facility Needs Assessment
    document Header 2019 Municipal Facility Needs Assessment
  • 2021 Bond Doorhanger
    document Header 2021 Bond Doorhanger
  • 2021 Water Bill Inserts
    document Header 2021 Water Bill Inserts
  • ADA Cost Estimates
    document Header ADA Cost Estimates
  • Citizen's Bond Committee Recommendation Letter
    document Header Citizen's Bond Committee Recommendation Letter
  • City Council Resolution - Bond Committee
    document Header City Council Resolution - Bond Committee
  • Fire Station Drainage Assessment
    document Header Fire Station Drainage Assessment
  • Knowles Drive Conceptual Design
    document Header Knowles Drive Conceptual Design
  • September 2020 Roundabout Workshop
    document Header September 2020 Roundabout Workshop