Just when you thought the election season was over, here it comes again. This spring, Plano residents get another round of big choices to make. Mark your calendars for May 3, 2025, and get ready to make your voice count.
Plano voters face a crucial decision: the city's largest bond ever, totaling $647.9 million. That’s not pocket change, folks! Time to decide if it’s worth the price tag.
The Big Bond
This bond is a huge deal. Plano’s proposed $647.9 million bond package, the largest in the city's history, aims to fund a variety of projects that will enhance infrastructure, public safety, parks, and other essential services — if approved.
- Proposition A: Street Improvements ($316.5 million): Fix major roads and intersections, repair bridges, residential streets and alleys, upgrade traffic systems and repair sidewalks after water main work.
- Proposition B: New Police Headquarters & 911 Center ($155.2 million): Build a new police headquarters at Alma & W. Park Blvd., replace the aging main police station and smaller east-side facilities and create a new 911 dispatch center.
- Proposition C: Police Training Center Rebuild ($51 million): Completely rebuild the 34-year-old training center on 14th Street.
- Proposition D: Fire Station Upgrades ($37.5 million): Expand Fire Station 14, remodel Fire Station 8 and buy land and design a new Fire Station 3.
- Proposition E: Fleet Maintenance Building ($45 million): Build a new facility with more service bays for city vehicles.
- Proposition F: Schimelpfenig Library Remodel ($1.9 million): Renovate the library at 5024 Custer Road.
- Proposition G: Parks & Recreation Upgrades ($40.8 million): Improve parks and recreation facilities.
What This Means For Residents
If all propositions are approved, residents can expect a property tax rate increase of 3.2 cents. For an average home valued at $579,554, this would translate to an estimated $224.65 increase in annual property taxes by 2029.
Who’s Running
Plano Mayor
- Place 6: John Muns
Plano City Council
- Place 2: Bob Kehr, Carson K. Underwood and Douglas Reeves
- Place 4: Christene Krupa Downs and Cody Weaver
- Place 8: Vidal Quintanilla and Hayden Padgett
Plano ISD Board
- Place 1: Lauren Tyra.
- Place 2: Sam Johnson and Xiomar Pierre
- Place 3: Nancy Humphrey and Harper Weaver
- Place 6: Elisa Klein, Andrew Rettke and Dash Weerasinghe
Register To Vote
Step one of voting: Register. Step two: Actually vote. Skip step one, and you’re just a person with opinions and nowhere to put them — like yelling at the TV during a football game while everyone else is trying to enjoy the halftime show. Plano residents, you’ve got until April 3, 2025, to sign up.
Voter registration forms are available at the city secretary's office or through the Texas Secretary of State. If you’re new to the voting game or just moved from another county, you’ll need to register in the county you now call home. Once you're all set, your voter card will arrive in 30 days, like a VIP pass to democracy. Register here.
To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- Be a resident of the county
- Be 18 years old
- Not be a convicted felon (unless a person's sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
- Not be declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law
Not sure if you registered? Visit the link here.
How To Vote
Once you’re registered, there’s only one more step. Vote! Early voting will begin on April 22 and end on April 29. Election day is set for May 3, when residents can cast their ballots for the last time this year.
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