Ballot question
Arlington County: Water and sewer utilities bonds ($20,745,000)
- On the ballot in
- Arlington County
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
QUESTION: Shall Arlington County contract a debt and issue its general obligation bonds in the maximum amount of $20,745,000 to finance, together with other available funds, the cost of designing, expanding, improving, and renovating Arlington County's Water Pollution Control Plant and the water and sewer systems serving the County?
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote authorizes up to $20.7 million in county bonds for water, sewer and wastewater projects, including Washington Aqueduct improvements and water-main replacement.
A “No” vote means
A no vote does not authorize these $20.7 million in utilities bonds.
Official plain English statement
This proposal funds significant improvements to the County’s wastewater treatment, water, and sewer infrastructure. The anticipated costs of the projects that may be funded with bond funds are $10.2 million for the capital improvements to the Washington Aqueduct system, $8.0 million for the Water-Main Replacement Program, $1.5 million for water tank rehabilitation, and $1.0 million for Trades Center equipment and improvements. The County Board may reallocate bond funds among other utility projects within the County’s Capital Improvement Plan, as amended from time to time, to the extent necessary or desirable.
Sources
- Sample ballot, November 3, 2026 General and Special Elections: County of Arlington (full ballot) · Arlington County Office of Voter Registration and Elections
- 2026 Bond Referenda: questions and explanations · Arlington County Government, Department of Management and Finance
- Proposed constitutional amendments and local referendums, November 3, 2026: Arlington County · Virginia Department of Elections
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