City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Bonds ReferendumBorrow up to $11.5 million for parks and recreation facilities
What your vote means
The City of Greensboro may borrow up to $11.5 million for parks and recreation facilities, and may raise property taxes to pay it back with interest.
The City of Greensboro may not borrow this money with these bonds.
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- A bond is a loan. Voters are asked whether the City of Greensboro may borrow up to $11.5 million, plus interest, for parks and recreation facilities. source: ncsbe.gov (State Board of Elections)
- The official wording says property taxes in the City of Greensboro may go up to pay the loan back. source: ncsbe.gov (State Board of Elections)
Cost: Up to $11.5 million borrowed, repaid with interest from property taxes in the City of Greensboro. Official estimate of the total cost with interest, using the highest interest rate of the last 20 years: $18,257,755. Official estimate of the property tax increase: $2.80 a year for each $100,000 of property value.
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Word for word from the State Board of Elections' official list of local referendums for Nov 3, 2026: ncsbe.gov (State Board of Elections) .
Additional property taxes may be levied on property located in the City of Greensboro, North Carolina in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on bonds if approved by the following ballot question. Shall the order adopted on August 3, 2026, authorizing $11,500,000 PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS of the City of Greensboro, North Carolina, plus interest, for the purpose of providing funds, together with any other available funds, for acquiring, constructing, renovating, remediating, improving and equipping various parks and recreational facilities for said City, including, without limitation, the acquisition of related land, rights of way and equipment and the provision of loans, grants or other financial assistance to other parties to facilitate such purposes, and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on said bonds be approved, in light of the following: (1) The estimated cumulative cost over the life of said bonds, using the highest interest rate charged for similar debt over the last 20 years, would be $18,257,755, consisting of the $11,500,000 principal amount of said bonds, plus $6,757,755 of estimated interest. (2) The estimated amount of property tax liability increase for each one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) of property tax value to service the cumulative cost over the life of said bonds provided above would be $2.80 per year.
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