In addition to school bond elections on Nov. 4, several area cities have elections on such issues as alcohol sales and sales taxes.
Frisco voters will weigh in on late-night alcohol sales. Its bars and restaurants stop serving alcohol at midnight six days a week and at 1 a.m. on Saturdays.
Some now argue that the businesses need the extra hours to stay competitive. Passage of the measure in November would give the authority back to the Frisco City Council, which would ultimately decide whether to allow alcohol sales until 2 a.m.
Sunnyvale has two proposals on the ballot: an item asking for cash to change water suppliers and another to shift about $280,000 a year in sales tax revenue toward streets.
“If voters approve this, we should be able to catch up on and stay ahead of road maintenance,” Mayor Jim Phaup said. “We need to have a strategy, and we haven’t been able to do that.”
Many cities dedicate a portion of sales taxes to streets. By law, they must reapprove the measure periodically. Azle, Cross Roads, Forest Hill and Lavon all have street tax elections Nov. 4. Street work is also part of a $4 million bond item in Cockrell Hill.
Streets are $160 million of Arlington’s $236 million bond proposal. The city’s other items focus on parks and recreation, plus fire and library facilities.
And in Denton, an election was called as nearly 2,000 residents signed a petition calling for a vote to ban fracking inside the city.
IN THE KNOW: Local issues on Nov. 4 ballot
Aledo ISD: $61.5 million bond plan, single proposition
Arlington: $236 million bond plan, four items
Azle: Sales tax for streets
Bartonville: Mixed beverage sales in restaurants; City Council, one representative
Benbrook: City Council, three representatives
Birdville ISD: $163.2 million bond, single proposition
Cockrell Hill: $4 million bond plan, single proposition
Cross Roads: Sales tax for streets
Dallas: Charter election, eight proposals
Denton: Fracking ban; liquor stores; $98.2 million bond plan in four items; park land swap
DeSoto: $19.4 million bond plan, four items
Duncanville ISD: $102.5 million bond plan, single proposition
Fate: Beer and wine sales in stores; mixed-beverage sales in restaurants
Forest Hill: Sales tax for streets
Fort Worth: Arena development, three items
Frisco: Late-night alcohol sales in restaurants
Garland ISD: $455.5 million bond plan, single proposition
Highway 380 Muncipal Management District: $161 million bond and maintenance taxes, four items
Josephine: City Council, mayor and two representatives
Keller: City Council, one representative
Keller ISD: $169.5 million bond plan, single proposition
Lake Dallas: Repurpose of sales tax, two items; charter item
Lavon: City Council, three representatives; sales tax for streets
Lowry Crossing: Town Council, three representatives
Princeton: Beer and wine sales in stores; City Council, four representatives
Princeton ISD: Two representatives
Reno: Sales tax for streets
Richland Hills: Crime control and prevention district
Sunnyvale: $5.6 million bond plan, single proposition; sales tax repurpose, one item
Sunnyvale ISD: $5.6 million bond plan, single proposition
The Colony: City Council, three representatives
Tradition Municipal Utility District: One proposal; five representatives
Trophy Club: City Council, one representative
Van Alstyne ISD: $6.9 million bond plan, single proposition
Verona Special Utility District: two representatives
White Settlement: City Council, two representatives
Wylie ISD: $94.2 million bond plan, single proposition
