Wylie voters will decide on five bond propositions totaling $90.5 million on Nov. 3, with early voting starting Oct. 19.

The Wylie City Council voted unanimously on Aug. 11 to place the bond program on the ballot. The propositions grew out of recommendations from a 16-member citizens' bond committee that met June 15 at Smith Public Library, according to city meeting records. The city's bond program page details each proposition.

Craig Kelly, the city's marketing and communications director, is scheduled to present the bond details to the Rotary Club of Wylie at noon Thursday, Oct. 8, according to the club's events page.

Here is what each proposition would fund:

Proposition A ($25.5 million): Historic downtown and Ballard Avenue/Sachse Road. The money would pay for Phase 2 of downtown improvements, including underground drainage, sidewalks expanded to 16 feet with bumpouts and streetscape work on Ballard Avenue. Phase 1, funded by the 2021 bond, is scheduled to go to bid this fall. Proposition A also covers a four-lane divided roadway and bridge from Creek Crossing Lane to the Wylie city limit on Ballard/Sachse Road, coordinated with the City of Sachse's Sachse Road project.

Proposition B ($22.5 million): Parks improvements. Upgrades are planned at Founders Park, Community Park, East Fork Park and Avalon Park. Potential work includes lighting, parking, turf fields and beach or waterfront enhancements. East Fork Park and Avalon Park sit on Lake Lavon. The city is working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on a lease agreement to use those parks.

Proposition C ($25 million): Public safety facilities. This would expand the Public Safety Complex at 2000 N. Hwy. 78 and renovate Fire Stations 1 and 2. The city says the complex has no open offices, with patrol sergeants sharing space. Fire Stations 1 and 2 have infrastructure more than 30 years old and a shortage of living quarters and bathrooms.

Proposition D ($5.5 million): Public Works Complex. A new complex would be built on city-owned land behind the existing animal shelter. The ballot amount is $5.5 million, but the city plans to add $10 million from its Utility Fund balance, bringing the total project cost to $15.5 million. Part of this proposition depends on Proposition E passing, because the existing shelter would be converted for the Facilities Maintenance team only if a new shelter is built.

Proposition E ($12 million): Animal shelter. The current shelter was built in 2000 at 3,500 square feet. A 2,000-square-foot kennel was added in 2006. The city reported taking in 918 animals in 2025. Eight months into 2026, more than 816 animals had already been impounded. The shelter is at capacity.

The Dallas Morning News reported that each proposition will be decided separately and that the city estimates total repayment with interest at $145.5 million over 20 years. Approving all five could add an estimated maximum of about $35 per year to the tax bill on a homestead with $350,000 in taxable value. Actual costs will depend on interest rates and home values.

Debt from the city's 2005 bond election will be paid off over the next three years, lowering the Interest and Sinking portion of the tax rate by about 10 cents, according to the city. About $100 million in bond capacity will roll off in the coming years.

Wylie has grown from 11,000 residents to 64,000 over the past 30 years, a 482% increase, according to city figures.

The last day to register to vote was Monday, Oct. 5. Early voting begins Monday, Oct. 19, and Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Residents can review the full bond details at the city's bond program page.