New public safety complex and $80M bond
Summary
The resolution to put an $80 million bond for a new police-fire public safety complex on the November ballot died without a second. Survey data showed support rising from 27% to 42% once residents learned why the complex is needed — but the question won't be on this ballot.
At a glance
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Last discussed Aug 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Up to $80 million in general obligation bonds, which would have been repaid through property taxes.
Police, firefighters, and residents who would gain modern public safety facilities.
Taxpayers would eventually repay the bond if it passes.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Commission — August 5, 2026
The resolution to put an $80 million bond for a new police-fire public safety complex on the November ballot died without a second. Survey data showed support rising from 27% to 42% once residents learned why the complex is needed — but the question won't be on this ballot.
City Commission — June 2, 2026
The 1977 fire station and 1991 police headquarters are overcrowded, not hurricane-rated, and can't store evidence properly. A new complex would cost $155.5 million, with an $80 million bond covered by about $44–51 a year for the typical homeowner after selling a $55 million city property.
City Commission — May 26, 2026
The city's 1978/1991-era police and fire facilities are too small, technologically obsolete and not hurricane-rated. The proposed complex would replace both with a five-story police headquarters, a four-bay fire station and a 288-space garage on the existing five-acre site — costing an estimated $155 million.
City Commission — May 20, 2026
The commission is scheduling June town halls ahead of an August 5 final vote on charter questions and a public safety bond resolution, racing the August 18 ballot deadline. Commissioners debated whether residents get enough notice and whether the city can legally discuss the bond before adoption.
City Commission — April 15, 2026
Commissioner Rodriguez pushed for a bond on the ballot for a hurricane-rated joint police/fire complex, calling it her top hurricane-resilience priority. Cost estimates come back by May 20 and the city attorney will start drafting the bond resolution.
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