The projected tax increase for this bond would cost the average homeowner LESS than 5 cents a day. (This equates to approx 31 cents per week, $1.35 per month or $16.18 per year)
This number is based on the approx. average home value in Pearland (approx. $261,000). The projected tax rate increase for Proposition D is approx. $0.0062 per hundred value.
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WHO PEARLAND ANIMAL SERVICES & ADOPTION CENTER IS & WHAT THEY DO
Pearland Animal Services & Adoption Center is a City of Pearland Animal Control Facility and an Adoption Center for homeless pets in Pearland. Their loving, caring and dedicated staff work tirelessly to reunite lost and found pets with their owners to keep them out of the shelter.
WHY A NEW SHELTER IS NEEDED & WHY THE CURRENT SHELTER IS INSUFFICIENT
In 2018 fiscal year, 137 healthy, adoptable pets were euthanized due to space. If the proposed new shelter existed at the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year, this number would have been ZERO for the entire year! There are multiple other reasons why a new shelter is needed and why the current shelter is inadequate.
PROPOSITION D DETAILS, HOW IT WILL AFFECT ME & NEW PROPOSED SHELTER DETAILS
Proposition D will provide $12.875M for a new Pearland Animal Services and Adoption Center to be built from the ground up on City-owned property. This dollar figure is the maximum the building can cost to build, furnish, and ready to operate. This amount includes a contingency.