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Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 2017 Capital Infrastructure & Facility Improvement Bond Proposition
May 2017 Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 Uniform General & Special Election • Canvassed on 2017-05-06
Official Certified Canvass Outcome
FOR: 200 (56.0%)AGAINST: 157 (44.0%)
Total Ballots Cast on Proposition: 357
Authorized Bond Debt
$1.5M
Total 30-Yr Repayment
$2.3M
Estimated Tax Burden
+$28.50/yr
Per $100,000 of taxable home value
Watchdog Plain-English Breakdown
Authorizes Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 59 to issue $1,500,000 in general obligation bond debt repaid through ad valorem property tax collections.
Official Statutory Ballot Language
THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, FACILITIES, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FOR GALVESTON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 59, TEXAS, AND THE LEVYING OF A TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF.