Wylie voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve $90.5 million in bonds split across five propositions covering downtown and road improvements, parks, public safety, public works and a standalone animal shelter.

City Council unanimously adopted the resolution calling the election at its Tuesday, Aug. 11 meeting, according to The Wylie News. The five-proposition package will appear on the same ballot as the Wylie ISD Board of Trustees election for Places 1, 2, 5 and 6.

The vote was unanimous.

The formal action followed a Tuesday, July 28 work session where council members agreed on the bond framework and directed staff to draft revised ballot language, according to The Wylie News. Bond counsel Bob Dransfield told council at that session the election could not legally be called until the state's election window opened, specifically between Aug. 5 and Aug. 17.

The five propositions break down as $25.5 million for improvements in the Wylie Downtown Historic District and along Ballard and Sachse roads, $22.5 million for parks and recreation projects, $25 million for public safety facilities, $5.5 million for public works, and a separate $12 million proposition for a new animal shelter.

Council also set public hearing dates for the fiscal year 2026-27 budget and tax rate at the same Aug. 11 meeting. Two zoning cases were approved as well, though details on the properties and applicants were not available in records reviewed for this report.

Combined $900M-plus on one ballot

Wylie's $90.5 million package lands alongside an even larger ask from Collin County. Commissioners Court called its own $817.5 million bond election on Monday, Aug. 10, as we reported Aug. 20. That county measure covers roads, parks, a new elections and records storage facility and other infrastructure, including court and detention facility projects.

Combined, Wylie-area voters face more than $900 million in bond questions on a single Nov. 3 ballot. The total climbs further for Collin College district voters, including those served by the Wylie Campus: Collin College trustees have also called a separate $600 million bond proposition for the same Nov. 3 ballot to fund campus expansions across the district.