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Virginia Beach, Virginia, Flood Mitigation Bond Referendum (November 2021)
| Virginia Beach Bond Referendum | |
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| Election date November 2, 2021 | |
| Topic City bonds | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
Virginia Beach Bond Referendum was on the ballot as a referral in Virginia Beach on November 2, 2021. It was approved.
A "yes" vote supported authorizing the city to issue up to $567.5 million in general obligation bonds for flood mitigation projects. |
A "no" vote opposed authorizing the city to issue up to $567.5 million in general obligation bonds for flood mitigation projects. |
A simple majority was required for the approval of Bond Referendum.
Election results
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Virginia Beach Bond Referendum |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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111,725 | 72.72% | ||
| No | 41,904 | 27.28% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Bond Referendum was as follows:
| “ | Shall the City of Virginia Beach issue general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $567,500,000 pursuant to the City Charter and the Public Finance Act to fund the design and construction of flood mitigation measures as part of a comprehensive flood protection program that includes the following Phase 1 projects: Chubb Lake / Lake Bradford Outfall, Church Point/Thoroughgood Drainage Improvements, Central Resort District - 24th Street Culvert, Central Resort District Drainage Improvements, Eastern Shore Drive - Elevate Lynnhaven Drive, Eastern Shore Drive - Phase 1, Section 1F Improvements, Eastern Shore Drive - Phase 1, Section 1G Improvements, Eastern Shore Drive - Poinciana Pump Station, First Colonial Road & Oceana Boulevard Drainage Improvements, Princess Anne Plaza Golf Course Conversion, Princess Anne Plaza North London Bridge Creek Tide Gate, Barriers, and Pump Station, Pungo Ferry Road Improvements, Sandbridge/New Bridge Intersection Improvements, Seatack Neighborhood Drainage Improvements, Stormwater Green Infrastructure, The Lakes - Flood Barriers, The Lakes - Holland Road Gate, West Neck Creek Bridge Replacement, Windsor Woods - Thalia Creek/Lake Trashmore Improvements, Windsor Woods Flood Barriers, and Windsor Woods Pump Station? | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Support
Supporters
- Mayor Robert M. Dyer[1]
Arguments
- Mayor Robert M. Dyer said, "It's an investment. It's an investment in our future. It's an investment in our quality of life."[2]
- Councilman John Moss said, "I guess you could say it’s a unifying community-wide solution set. I think it’s also a community acknowledgment that climate change is going to demand us to change, and if people want to continue to live at the coast, there’s a cost to that, and the federal government isn’t going to pay it all or the state. There’s going to have to be local government sweat equity."[3]
Opposition
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a unanimous vote of the Virginia Beach City Council on July 13, 2021.[4]
Reports and analyses
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Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy and Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Research released the following report on September 27, 2021, analyzing the effect of the bond referendum if adopted. The report concluded the following:[5]
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To read the full report, click here.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia Beach Gov.com, "Public Meeting on Citywide Flood Protection Program Set for Sept. 30," September 22, 2021
- ↑ WTKR, "Virginia Beach eyes massive project to protect city from rising flood waters," September 30, 2021
- ↑ Virginia Mercury, "Referendum could be a bellwether of coastal dwellers’ willingness to pay for flood protection," October 25, 2021
- ↑ Virginia Beach Government, "Flood Protection Program," accessed September 30, 2021
- ↑ Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy and Institute for Coastal Adaptation & Research, "Virginia Beach Flood Protection Program Bond Referendum Analysis," September 27, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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