McCalpin’s Unofficial Guide to Municipal Bonds
by William "Bill" McCalpin

The 2010 Bond Propositions

In the 2010 Bond election, there will be four propositions:

Proposition	Purpose	Amount
Proposition 1	Street Improvements	$24,710,000
Proposition 2	Park and Recreational Facilities	$22,645,000
Proposition 3	Municipal Public Buildings	$10,495,000
Proposition 4	Neighborhood Vitality Projects	$8,150,000

Note that these propositions are independent of each other; the voters may approve all, any, or none.

Information from the City on the 2010 bond propositions can be found at the City's website.

Previous Bond Elections
The City of Richardson has held bond elections in
1997 - $77,999,319 million (only $74,955,00 million was sold)
2006 - $55 million
2010 - $66 million (proposed)

Editorial Note: McCalpin's Unofficial Guide expresses no opinion on the 2010 bond election or any bond propositions – it is purely informational for all residents. All of the information expressed in McCalpin's Unofficial Guides is purely the opinion of the author. The Richardson Echo publishes this as a service but does not endorse nor refute its contents.