Union County Jail Bonds ReferendumBorrow up to $200 million for a new jail
What your vote means
Union County may borrow up to $200 million for a new jail, and may raise property taxes to pay it back with interest.
Union County may not borrow this money with these bonds.
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- A bond is a loan. Voters are asked whether Union County may borrow up to $200 million, plus interest, for a new jail. source: ncsbe.gov (State Board of Elections)
- The official wording says property taxes in Union County may go up to pay the loan back. source: ncsbe.gov (State Board of Elections)
Cost: Up to $200 million borrowed, repaid with interest from property taxes in Union County. Official estimate of the total cost with interest, using the highest interest rate of the last 20 years: $312,224,000. Official estimate of the property tax increase: $31.10 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 County of Union, 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 authorizing $200,000,000 of bonds plus interest to pay the capital costs of providing for the design, construction, furnishing and equipping of a new jail facility and providing that additional taxes may be levied in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds be approved, in light of the following: (1) The estimated cumulative cost over the life of the bond, using the highest interest rate charged for similar debt over the last 20 years, would be $312,224,000 (consisting of $200,000,000 principal amount of bonds plus $112,224,000 of 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 the bond provided above would be $31.10 per year.
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