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2026 Public Building A New Police Station (Local Public Question)

On the ballot in
2026 Public Building A New Police Station (Boone County)
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall the City of Lebanon, Indiana increase property taxes paid to the City for no more than 20 years for the purpose of funding all or any portion of the cost of the design, construction and equipping of a new police headquarters in the City, together with the acquisition of related real property, as required, and any related improvements thereto, for which the principal debt amount for the project will cost no more than $52,165,000 and the financing cost including interest and fees will cost no more than an additional $35,918,413 and is estimated to increase the property taxes paid to the City by imposing a property tax rate that results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $4,454,550. If this capital referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of the $250,000, the property's annual property tax bill would increase by $216 per year.

A “Yes” vote means

Lets Lebanon raise property taxes for up to 20 years to repay up to $52.2 million in debt, plus up to $35.9 million in interest and fees, for a new police headquarters.

A “No” vote means

Lebanon may not raise property taxes under this question to build the new police headquarters.

Official plain English statement

The City of Lebanon asks voters to approve a property tax increase for up to 20 years to pay for designing, building and equipping a new police headquarters, borrowing no more than $52,165,000 plus up to $35,918,413 in interest and fees. The city says its current station, built in 1962 and renovated in 2004, is too small and its major systems are aging; the proposed site is at Meridian and Superior streets.

On the ballot as "2026 PUBLIC BUILDING A NEW POLICE STATION" (Local Public Question), for voters in the City of Lebanon (Boone County). A capital referendum: the ballot estimates the tax bill on a $250,000 median home would rise $216 a year.

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