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Omaha, Nebraska, Question 3, Public Facilities Bonds (May 2018)
| Question 3: Omaha Public Facilities Bonds |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| May 15, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| City bonds |
| Related articles |
| City bonds on the ballot May 15, 2018 ballot measures in Nebraska Douglas County, Nebraska ballot measures |
| See also |
| Omaha, Nebraska |
A bond issue was on the ballot for Omaha voters in Douglas County, Nebraska, on May 15, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of authorizing the city of Omaha to issue $39,370,000 in bonds to fund public facilities—such as police and fire buildings, libraries, and parks—and to be paid for from the fund for principal and interest payments on city indebtedness. |
| A no vote was a vote against authorizing the city of Omaha to issue $39,370,000 in bonds to fund public facilities—such as police and fire buildings, libraries, and parks. |
Election results
| Omaha Question 3 | ||||
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 44,196 | 74.75% | ||
| No | 14,930 | 25.25% | ||
- Election results from Douglas County Elections
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the City of Omaha be authorized to issue and sell general obligation bonds in the amount of thirty-nine million three hundred seventy thousand and no/100 dollars ($39,370,000) for the purpose of providing funds for payment of the cost of acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping and rehabilitating police buildings and facilities, fire stations, branch libraries, park maintenance facilities, auditorium support facilities, public works storage facilities and city wide building renovations and replacements and other public facilities of the City of Omaha, the approximate cost to the taxpayers of the City of Omaha if this proposal is approved to be thirty-nine million three hundred seventy thousand and no/100 dollars ($39,370,000) plus interest payable on said bonds to be paid from the fund for principal and interest payments on the indebtedness of the City of Omaha as proposed in the notice of election which also provides that the approval of this bond issue will not incur any increases in the property tax levy rate of the City of Omaha?[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Omaha, Nebraska.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Omaha League of Women Voters, "2018 Primary," accessed May 22, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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