Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 11/03/2026
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Presentation of the history and process of General Obligation Bonds in Broken Arrow
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Background:
Broken Arrow voters have a long history of approving General Obligation Bond issues, which are used to fund the city’s capital improvements program to upgrade public infrastructure and enhance the quality of life in our thriving community. Eight General Obligation Bond initiatives have been approved by voters since 1997, and in 2026, the voters were once again asked to go to the polls. This year, voters would consider the 2026 Build Our Future BA General Obligation Bond program.
The 2026 GO Bond program represented $415 million in capital improvement projects over seven propositions to include upgrades to city streets, public safety, parks and recreation, public facilities, stormwater, drainage, and a new public library. After the polls closed on April 7, and all ballots counted, the results showed that voters supported all seven propositions with an average approval percentage of 70.8 percent.
Over the last 30 years, voters have approved $884,300,000 in General Obligation Bond elections, including the 2026 program. The voters’ continued approvals over the years, have been critical to support strategic investments to strengthen the public infrastructure and quality of life in Broken Arrow. These investments in our community are possible solely due to voter support.
The bond programs over the years have varied in the length of program, the number and scope of projects, and the dollar amount the voters have committed of their property taxes to widen streets, create new parks, construct new buildings for social gathering, mitigate stormwater runoff, and much more. Regardless of the number of years, projects identified, or dollars committed in a bond program, the process to secure the funding must go through the same checks and balances, which includes local, county, and state oversight, to ensure pruden...
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