PROJECTS

Preserving the one-penny tax will provide the City of Fayetteville with $335 million in new funding.

Question 1:

Refinancing the Current Outstanding Sales Tax Bonds

Fayetteville’s responsible financial planning means we can retire our 2019 bonds and reinvest those same dollars into the projects our growing city needs next. By continuing the existing one-cent sales tax, the City can refinance the remaining balance of the 2019 bonds and issue new ones – keeping that penny working for Fayetteville without increasing taxes. This allows us to invest in essential improvements while maintaining a balanced, sustainable budget. Question 1 must pass to make every other project in the bond possible.

Question 2:

Water and Sewer Improvements

Clean water and reliable sewer are among the most important services a city provides. Our pipes, water tanks, and wastewater treatment plant are decades old and under immense strain from rapid growth. This bond funds essential upgrades to our wastewater treatment plant and major water transmission lines. These upgrades reduce the risk of continued breaks and overflows, while also supporting access to more housing and business development.

Question 3:

Parks and Recreation

Fayetteville has always taken great pride in having a superb park system. But as our population grows, we must keep pace. And your address should not determine your access to a nice park. This bond upgrades athletic fields and playgrounds, preserves natural areas, and acquires new land for future local parks, ensuring our system remains among the best anywhere.

Image courtesy Fayetteville Animal Services

Question 4:

Modernizing Our Outdated Animal Shelter

As great as our city is, our 55-year-old animal shelter has fallen too far behind, limiting services and costing too much to maintain. This bond funds a modern, energy-efficient facility that allows us to offer increased adoption opportunities and to provide more medical care on-site – including spaying and neutering.

Question 5:

Pedestrian Pathways and Trails

Sidewalks and trails connect us to schools and parks, to jobs and services. Fayetteville has long invested in pedestrian infrastructure, and this bond continues that progress. It expands our pedestrian network and replaces aging asphalt trails with durable concrete. These projects make it safer and easier for everyone to get around, no matter how you travel. This could include:

  • Extending the Old Wire Cycle Track near Gulley Park to Old Missouri Road;

  • Replacing aging asphalt surfaces with standard concrete to improve safety and durability;

  • Establishing a concrete path on MLK from the 1-49 interchange to Leflar Lane.

Question 6:

Transportation and Road Improvements

Getting through and across our city should be quick, safe, and predictable. This bond invests in key street repairs, intersection upgrades, and traffic signal improvements that keep traffic moving and reduce delays as Fayetteville grows. This could include:

  • Completion of the North Street intersection to make it safer and more pedestrian-friendly;

  • Upgrades to Huntsville Road and MLK from Crossover Road to School Street;

  • Replacement of the Town Branch Bridge;

  • Improvements to the interchange at Interstate 49 and Stephen Carr Boulevard;

  • A right-turn lane at Township Avenue and Crossover Road;

  • A turn lane on Weddington Drive near Interstate 49;

  • And several other projects to improve safety and efficiency.

Question 7:

Recycling & Sustainability

Fayetteville has long been a leader in environmental sustainability, but some areas of our city lack nearby recycling access. This bond builds new recycling and household hazardous waste drop-off centers, helping to reduce overcrowding at existing drop-offs and making it easier for all residents to recycle and protect our environment.

Question 8:

Aquatic Recreation Center

Community feedback and years of planning have shown a strong desire for a modern aquatic recreation center that serves all ages and abilities.

Right now, Fayetteville is the only major city in Northwest Arkansas without a year-round public pool. That means swim lessons are harder to find for city residents, therapy and low-impact exercise options are limited, and families who want to swim year-round often have to drive to nearby cities.

This matters for safety and quality of life. Kids need access to swim lessons close to home. Swim lessons prevent drownings. Seniors and people recovering from injury need exercise and therapy options. Students and teams need dependable space to train. Families need an affordable place to be active together year-round.

It's also an opportunity for the city of Fayetteville to host competitions that would bring visitors from other areas of our state, as well as from other states, contributing to hotel and restaurant revenue and, in turn, increasing our sales tax coffers. Those sales tax dollars would otherwise go to other cities.

Question 8 would fund a new indoor/outdoor aquatic and recreation center designed for all ages and abilities, with space for lessons, therapy, fitness, and family activity, plus other recreation amenities. A place for the whole community to connect and stay active.

Question 9:

Fire & Public Safety 

A well-equipped, well-trained fire department is essential to a growing city. This bond funds the construction of a new fire station, a modern training facility, and updated equipment to support faster response times and better protection for residents and businesses across Fayetteville.

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