By BEX Staff for AZBEX
After winning voter approval for its first general obligation bond request in decades last November, the Buckeye City Council is now working to decide the best way to allocate the $282M in funds.
Council and other officials held a workshop earlier this month to discuss planning and priorities, according to a local news report.
Public safety will see $137M in funding, with the remaining $145M planned for transportation and street projects.
City officials say some projects can get started in the next couple of months after the first phase of bond debt is issued.
Buckeye will issue $75M this fiscal year, with $110M planned for Fiscal Year 2029 and $97M planned in FY 2033.
Projects planned for funding in the initial phase include:
- Westpark Fire Station,
- Victory Fire Station and
- Indian School Road improvements.
A top priority project, according to officials, is improving Indian School from Jackrabbit Trail to Perryville, which has an estimated total cost of $48M.
The initial allocation includes $6M for public safety headquarters and training facilities. Initial estimates for these projects were $30M for the training facilities and $97M for the headquarters.
Also included are three projects to remove pinch points ($17.2M) and another three focused on road reconstruction ($7.8M), along with $5M for lighting for Sun Valley Parkway.