Vote Yes for Building Omaha's Future
On the Nov. 5, 2024 ballot, voters in Omaha will vote on six general obligation bonds that will ensure our city’s continued growth and prosperity through sound infrastructure, safe environments and a higher quality of life for residents and visitors.
When you vote yes for all six bonds, voters will empower Omaha to improve our roads and sewers. To keep our community safe by providing public safety employees with the equipment and facilities they need. To beautify and maintain our parks. To bring more visitors, tourist dollars and energy to our city.
There is no tax increase associated with the bond issue.
- Vote YES to provide first responders with new vehicles and equipment
- Vote YES to to maintain parks and park facilities
- Vote YES to improve neighborhood storm sewers and reduce flood hazards
- Vote YES to continue accelerated street repair and maintenance
- Vote YES to complete major road projects
- Vote YES to to build a downtown police and fire station, and to expand the downtown convention center
Vote YES for Building Omaha’s Future.
Explore this website to learn more about each bond issue and information for the Nov. 5, 2024 election.
Bond issues in the news
- KETV | Chronicle: Ballot issues (with Heath Mello)
- 1st Sky Omaha | Omaha bond issues interview (with Lance Fritz)
- Omaha World-Herald | Omaha Chamber creates committee to promote $333 million city bonds on crowded fall ballot
- Omaha World-Herald | Here's what the Omaha convention center would look like if it gets a $200 million upgrade
- Omaha World-Herald | Omaha, tourism officials say expanded convention center will bring in more visitors, dollars
- Grow Omaha | City Proposes Bonds for Major Capital Improvements
- Omaha World-Herald | Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert wants voters' approval for $333 million in bonds, largest recent ask
Vote Yes on
all 6 Bonds
Public Safety Bonds:
$10 million
Public safety bonds pay for police and fire department equipment and vehicles.
Parks and Recreation Bonds
$10 million
The Parks, Recreation and Public Property Department uses bond funds to purchase land for a public purpose, build new facilities, including community centers, sports fields and courts, playgrounds and splash pads, future trail connections and rehabilitation of major facilities.
Sewer Bonds:
$14.5 million
Sewer bonds pay for projects including neighborhood storm sewers and drainage, the Missouri River Flood Control system, and channel stabilization. Sewer bonds are not used to pay for the ongoing Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) program or improvements to the City's regional wastewater collection and treatment system.
Street Preservation Bonds:
$72 million
To continue the accelerated street repair and maintenance program authorized by voters in 2020. These bonds pay for a variety of construction and reconstruction projects.
Transportation Bonds:
$80.9 million
Large road projects are paid with federal funds which require a local match. The City uses bonds to pay the match.
Public Facilities Bonds:
$146 million
Planned facilities projects include a Downtown police precinct, a Downtown fire station, renovation/expansion of the CHI Center Arena and Convention Center and a new Omaha Police outdoor gun range (to replace existing Elkhorn location).