Denver Approves $550 Million Bonds for Streets, Facilities

Denver voters approved $550 million of bonds for streets, parks, libraries, health and human services and cultural institutions and a property tax increase.

The largest single bond proposal in the all-mail ballot, $150 million was for streets, transportation and other public works, according to the Denver Elections Division.

Voters in Colorado's capital and most-populous city also approved proposals to borrow $131 million for refurbishing and expanding Boettcher Concert Hall and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science as well as $93 million for park and recreation improvements.

Other proposals passing called for selling $65 million of municipal bonds for a new crime lab, firing range and fire station; $52 million for libraries; $49 million for child-care centers, a new animal shelter and an expansion at Denver Health Medical Center and $10 million to renovate Denver's city hall.

Voters also accepted a 2.5-mill property-tax increase dedicated to providing cash for the city-county government to maintain public facilities. One mill is $0.001.
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