Bartlesville voters will be asked to decide funding for upcoming capital projects and future economic development during a special election on Feb. 10, 2026.
The Bartlesville City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a list of projects that, if approved by voters in February, will be funded through General Obligation Bonds and an extension of the existing 1/2-Cent Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Sales Tax.
The current four-year G.O. Bond, approved by voters in October 2023, will sunset on Nov. 1, 2027, while the current five-year Half-Cent CIP sales Tax was approved in August 2020 and will sunset June 30, 2026.
Both are used to fund capital projects, such as street repairs and upgrades to City parks and facilities, as well as purchase equipment used by City employees to provide services to the community.
Some of the projects approved by the council Monday for voter consideration in February include:
G.O. Bond recommended projects
- Numerous street projects – $13.1 million
- Fire apparatus replacement – $1.5 million
- Price Fields artificial turf – $1.2 million
- Park restroom renovations – $400,000
- Park security lighting – $400,000
- Park playground equipment – $300,000
- Amenity upgrades at 10 City-owned parks – $300,000
- Drip irrigation in major parks – $225,000
- Cooper Dog Park irrigation – $25,000
Half-cent CIP Sales Tax projects
- Annual Police vehicle replacement program – $1.9 million
- Annual Police vehicle equipment – $1 million
- Storm siren system upgrade – $800,000
- Preventative Street Maintenance (PSM) projects – $5 million
- General Fund vehicle replacement program – $1.5 million
- Community Center lighting upgrade – $800,000
- 2 dump trucks with snow equipment – $600,000
- Library elevator modernization – $300,000
- 911 Dispatch System upgrades – $190,000
- Pathfinder Parkway improvements – $400,000
- Golf course equipment and shed – $415,000
- Pathfinder bridge deck replacement – $150,000
- Park signage – $50,000
In all, voters will decide nearly $35 million in projects — $17.5 million in G.O. Bond issue funds and a projected $17 million in Half-cent CIP Sales Tax funds. If approved, the bonds will be issued over a four-year period, and the CIP sales tax would be extended through June 2031.
To view the full list of projects, see 2026 Sales Tax Projects and 2026 G.O. Bond Projects.
(More detailed information concerning all projects will be available soon.)
Voters will also decide the extension of the 1/4-cent Economic Development Sales Tax, which was last extended in an April 2021 election. The tax, first approved by voters in 1986 and extended every five years since, supports the City’s economic development and tourism efforts.
The council voted in July to sync all three measures in one election in an effort to keep each together on a five-year cycle and in the interest of convenience to voters. Approval of any or all three measures will not result in a tax increase. The council is expected to formally call for the election during a special meeting set for Dec. 8.