Prosper Officials Set 2026 Priorities After Voters Rejected Bond Package

Prosper voters rejected most of a $192.3 million bond package on Nov. 4, 2025, with unofficial returns showing support only for nearly $92.8 million in streets funding and a $2.3 million downtown improvement item. With 100% of polling places reporting, unofficial results showed more than 59% in favor of the streets package and nearly 53% in favor of the downtown measure, while proposals for a $29 million police headquarters, a $34.2 million library, $24 million for parks and recreation and a $10 million public works and parks service center failed by varying margins.

Prosper Town Council members and local officials met Feb. 10, 2026 for a town visioning session to reflect on the past year and identify priorities for 2026. The session and subsequent council discussions focused on how to adjust project timelines and budgets after the November vote and how to move forward with the initiatives voters approved for design and construction.

Todd Rice, the town’s spokesman, provided a breakdown of the bond propositions that appeared on the ballot. PROPOSITION A proposed $92.8 million to design, construct, expand and improve roads, sidewalks, intersections, pedestrian access, lighting, traffic signals, drainage and related infrastructure to address Prosper’s continued growth, mobility and safety. PROPOSITION B proposed $29 million to expand Prosper Police Headquarters with new secure parking, a second-story expansion and upgrades projected to meet staffing needs through 2035. PROPOSITION C proposed $34.2 million to build a new public library with teen and children’s areas, study rooms, innovation labs and adaptable infrastructure. PROPOSITION D proposed $24 million to design, construct, improve and equip parks, trails, bridges, sports fields, courts and other recreational facilities. Additional ballot items included roughly $10 million for a public works and parks service center and $2.3 million for downtown improvements to renovate historic silos, add parking, signs and entryway landmarks, acquire land and improve drainage and sidewalks.

Deputy Town Manager Bob Scott described how the bond committee structured the ballot and framed the town’s next steps. “The citizens that were appointed to the bond committee they chose the individual propositions, there’s six and the voters will get to choose what to support or what not to support,” Scott said. He also cautioned about timing and tax impact: “We want to strike the balance of having the assets in place when they’re needed but at the same time, not putting them so far in advance that the current taxpayers have to pay too high of taxes.” Scott is expected to remain neutral on specific proposals and to provide context and implementation plans for the projects voters approve.

Local context complicated the vote. The town’s public works department currently works from two double-wide trailers, yet the $10 million service center was rejected by nearly 54% of voters in unofficial returns. The library measure failed by more than 58% even though the town’s library is currently housed inside town hall. Mayor Bristol noted the town has acquired land for parks and said the $24 million parks funding would have been used to equip those spaces and add practice fields for youth sports.

Officials said planning will proceed for the approved streets and downtown projects while council and staff reassess timelines and funding strategies for projects voters rejected. Scott also noted the November package was structured with no debt-service tax rate increase. Five years earlier, voters approved $210 million in bonds for public safety, parks and transportation, a recent precedent towns cited during the post-election planning. Certified election results and formal project schedules remain pending as Prosper moves from visioning into implementation.