North Richland Hills Voters Approve $135.3 Million for Fire Stations, Streets and a New City Services Complex

North Richland Hills voters approved about $135.3 million in bonds for two fire stations, 50 street reconstructions and a rebuilt city services complex in the Nov. 3 election, according to unofficial results. A fourth proposition, $10.71 million for a library community room addition, failed. The city had put about $146 million in bonds before voters across four propositions.

Proposition A, at $26.3 million, will fund replacement of Fire Stations 2 and 3. The city identifies a new Station 2 site at Rufe Snow Drive and Victoria Avenue, 0.6 miles north of its current address, and a Station 3 site immediately north of the existing station on Davis Boulevard. The planned buildings measure 10,712 and 12,822 square feet respectively.

Proposition B is the largest item at $84.26 million. It funds the reconstruction of 50 streets, 30 of them residential and 20 major or collector roads.

Proposition C, at $24.7 million, will rebuild the City Services Complex at 7200-A and 7200-B Dick Fisher Drive South as a single facility. The new building would house the Parks, Public Works and Fleet departments.

The failed Proposition D would have added a 6,500-square-foot community room to the library at 9015 Grand Ave.

The bond package came out of a 31-member Capital Program Advisory Committee that met 15 times between August 2025 and May 2026. The City Council called the election on Aug. 10. The city plans to phase the projects over 10 years, issuing bonds from fiscal 2028 through fiscal 2037.

If all four propositions had passed, the city estimated a 2.5-cent increase in its debt service tax rate. The approved amount is about $10.7 million below that full package.

The city is scheduled to canvass the bond results on November 17 at 2 p.m. Approval establishes borrowing authority; individual design appointments, construction awards and starts still require separate confirmation.