🚨 MESQUITE RESIDENTS: PAY ATTENTION BEFORE CITY COUNCIL VOTES 🚨 On Monday, May 18, 2026, the Mesquite City Council is scheduled to vote on Agenda Item 26-8156. This item would authorize the City to borrow up to $51 MILLION through Certificates of Obligation. That means: 📌 Up to $51 million in new debt 📌 Estimated repayment cost of about $78.34 million with interest 📌 Backed by property taxes 📌 Potential repayment period of up to 40 years 📌 No automatic voter election required 📌 Listed on the Consent Agenda, meaning it could be passed with other items unless pulled for public discussion This is not a small routine item. This is a major financial decision that could affect Mesquite taxpayers for decades. The money is described for broad categories like IT, streets, drainage, traffic signals, sidewalks, City buildings, police facilities, fire stations, vehicles, equipment, professional services, and issuance costs. But where is the detailed project-by-project breakdown? How much goes to each item? What is urgent? What can wait? What will this do to future tax bills? Mesquite residents deserve answers before Council approves tens of millions in new tax-backed debt. Questions citizens should be asking: ❓ Why is this being done through Certificates of Obligation instead of a voter-approved bond election? ❓ Why is a $51 million debt item on the Consent Agenda? ❓ What exact projects will this money fund? ❓ What is the annual debt payment? ❓ Will this affect property taxes now or in the future? ❓ Why should taxpayers be obligated for up to 40 years without a public vote? Whether you support it or oppose it, you deserve to know what your City Council is voting on. 📍 Mesquite City Council Meeting 🗓 Monday, May 18, 2026 📌 Agenda Item 26-8156 Call, email, and show up. Ask Council to pull Item 26-8156 from the Consent Agenda and discuss it publicly before any vote. Mesquite taxpayers should not find out after the fact that another $51 million in debt was approved in one quick consent vote. Share this. Tag your neighbors. Ask questions.