Search
 

Voters Pass $753.9 Mil-Bond Package to 'Will' Improvements

PHOENIX-Phoenix voters Tuesday overwhelmingly said "yes" to a $753.9-million bond package that will pay for a variety of community, infrastructure and public works projects.

By D.J. Burrough | Updated on March 14, 2001

PHOENIX-Phoenix voters Tuesday, by a 2 to 1 margin, approved a $753.9-million bond package that will be spent on street improvements, a children’s museum, a regional homeless shelter, fire stations and other project.

Over the next five years, starting next year, residents of Phoenix will start seeing the bond funds put into a number of projects, including expansion or upgrading of 11 cultural or performing arts centers. The Arizona Science Center in downtown Phoenix will get another 10,000 sf of exhibition space, the Museo Chicano will add 4,000 sf, the Phoenix Theater will build a 19,736-sf building and the Valley Youth Theatre will get $1.4 million for a permanent home.

Ten new fire stations will be built throughout the Valley, most of them on the edge of town, to the south in Ahwatukee Foothills and in far north Phoenix. The fire department will also hire 200 new firefighters to accommodate residential expansion that has occurred over the past few years. Bond funds will also be used to build new police stations, a crime lab and digital radio system and purchase helicopters.

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free ALM Digital Reader.

Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Unlimited access to GlobeSt and other free ALM publications
  • Access to 15 years of GlobeSt archives
  • Your choice of GlobeSt digital newsletters and over 70 others from popular sister publications
  • 1 free article* every 30 days across the ALM subscription network
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM events and publications

*May exclude premium content
Already have an account?

NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.

GlobeSt

Join GlobeSt

Don't miss crucial news and insights you need to make informed commercial real estate decisions. Join GlobeSt.com now!

  • Free unlimited access to GlobeSt.com's trusted and independent team of experts who provide commercial real estate owners, investors, developers, brokers and finance professionals with comprehensive coverage, analysis and best practices necessary to innovate and build business.
  • Exclusive discounts on ALM and GlobeSt events.
  • Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com.

Already have an account? Sign In Now
Join GlobeSt

Copyright © 2025 ALM Global, LLC. All Rights Reserved.