The City of Batesville will be receiving a new water treatment facility and Riverside Park will have a major upgrade after a series of ballot initiatives were approved by voters in a special election held Tuesday.
The vote will allow the city’s current one-cent sales tax to be extended to help fund the replacement of Batesville’s 1960s-era plant, which is in danger of failure and out of capacity. If the initiative to extend the current one-cent sales tax for the new facility had failed, the city says water bills for Batesville customers would have doubled. The ballot approval will also extend the current half-cent sales tax to allow for Riverside Park to be redeveloped allowing for more recreational opportunities including nature and water play opportunities, a modernized amphitheater, and an events center.
AUGUST 8 SPECIAL ELECTION UNOFFICIAL RESULTS — WATER PROJECT AND RECREATION TAX
FINAL NUMBERS
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-05-02
FOR 866
AGAINST 236
REFUNDING BONDS
FOR 858
AGAINST 243
PARK AND RECREATIONAL BONDS
FOR 840
AGAINST 270
WATER IMPROVEMENT BONDS
FOR 930
AGAINST 179
