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The Deer Park City Council, the Deer Park Community Development Corporation and the Deer Park Parks and Recreation Commission will discuss issues relating to Type B Special Election currently scheduled for November 3, 2020.
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Summary:
On May 9, 2015, the voters in Deer Park approved a one-half of one percent Type B sales and use tax, the proceeds of which are limited to the seven (7) projects listed below. Additionally, the City Council established fiscal parameters in Resolution 2015-06, which states that the costs for the construction, renovation, acquisition equipment and improvement of the projects enumerated in the Type B Proposition shall not exceed $20,000,000, exclusive of the costs of financing such projects, and such costs estimated to be as follows:
a) $1,500,000 for the replacement of the restroom facilities in Dow Park with a new pavilion structure that includes a stage, restrooms, and a concession stand;
b) $6,000,000 for the renovation and expansion of the Community Center and Gym to include an indoor pool;
c) $2,000,000 for the expansion of the existing Maxwell Center and parking lot;
d) $3,000,000 for the renovation of baseball fields including but not limited to the Spencerview sports complex (Durant Fields);
e) $3,000,000 for the renovation of the girls softball facilities at the Youth Sports Complex;
f) $4,000,000 for the development of soccer fields; and
g) $500,000 for the development of hike and bike trails.
The Type B projects were funded through a combination of Certificates of Obligation (COs) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $18,000,000 and an additional $2,000,000 on a pay-as-you-go basis. Certificates of Obligation (COs) is the funding mechanism for most of these projects.
Community Center. Beginning on July 23, 2018, the City Council, the Deer Park Community Development Corporation and the Parks and Recreation Commission conducted a total of eight (8) joint meetings to discuss the Community Center proj...
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