Council to establish bond committee

At its Sept. 23 meeting, the Addison City Council directed staff to move forward with creating a Bond Advisory Committee to review the proposed new construction or renovation of the Police and Courts facility. Over the last several years, the Town has evaluated facility needs, with a new Police and Courts facility identified as a priority.

The committee will be made up of 14 residents who will meet three to four times between October and January. Its role will be to review facility options, construction costs, and funding needs, and then make a recommendation to Council in early January 2026. That recommendation will help inform the Council’s decision on whether to call a bond election for May 2026, when voters could consider a single proposition to fund the project. 

Committee meetings are tentatively scheduled for:

• Thursday, Oct. 30
• Thursday, Nov. 20
• Thursday, Dec. 4
• Thursday, Jan. 8

Applications to serve on the Bond Advisory Committee opened on Wednesday, September 24, and are available here. The deadline to apply is October 7. The Council will consider appointments at its October 14 meeting.

You can watch the Council's Bond Committee discussion here and read the presentation here.

In other news:

• Addison City Council updated the Neighborhood Vitality Grant Program, which provides financial assistance for maintaining residential perimeter screening walls. A new deadline will be confirmed by staff. The program is funded at $100,000 for the 2025-2026 year. Maximum grant awards are $25,000.
• Council approved a mosaic art on a masonry wall, donated by the Addison Arbor Foundation, at Les Lacs Pond. Installation is scheduled for late 2025.
• Council approved an expanded scope for the Montfort Drive Reconstruction Project by $576,500 change order that increases the total design contract to $1.66 million and incorporates additional design services to extend the project limits north to Celestial Road. Final design is scheduled for completion in 2026 with construction anticipated in 2024.
• Council approved the second amendment for the Fiscal Year 2025 budget.
• Addison Airport received a $763,000 grant through the Texas State Block Grant Program to rebuild 1,800 feet of  a service road that will provide access to hangars and to construct a new taxilane connector.

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