By Skyler Cooper
The Broken Arrow City Council voted Tuesday to call for a special election on April 7th for the 2026 General Obligation Bond package.
The package includes a 0.5 percent sales tax increase that would be dedicated to paying for upgrades at four city sports complexes.
City leaders said, if approved by voters, the temporary tax would be in place for five years and would automatically end after that time.
They estimate the tax would bring in approximately $53 million dollars over the five-year period. The improvements are expected to cost a little more than $46 million.
Broken Arrow Engineering and Construction Director Charlie Bright told councilors any extra would go toward debt servicing costs and additional upgrades.
“We collect as much as we can collect over that five years, as much as what ever that number is, and then all that money will be required to go toward sports user groups.”
City Manager Michael Spurgeon clarified that councilors would decide how to use any leftover funds within the allowed category.
The complexes that would see improvements include Arrowhead Sports Complex, Indian Springs Sports Complex, Challenger Sports Complex and Nienhuis Sports Complex.
The 2026 Go Bond includes seven other propositions that the city said would help pay for projects related to transportation, public safety, a new library and more.
