Melissa voters face four separate Collin County bond questions totaling $817.5 million in proposed principal on the November 3, 2026 ballot. The purposes range from roads and bridges to detention facilities, parks and election storage. Each proposition has its own for-or-against choice.
The county's current sample ballot and voter-information documents, checked October 17, establish the amounts and financing illustrations below. Early voting runs October 19–30. This is a county borrowing decision affecting eligible Melissa-area county voters and county property taxpayers, not an announced list of completed Melissa projects.
The four county propositions at a glance
Read the county heading above the proposition letters. The college district has its own Proposition A elsewhere on the ballot.
County proposition | Proposed principal | Stated purpose |
|---|---|---|
A | $296.5 million | Courts, adult detention, medical and mental-health detention, and adult probation facilities |
B | $475 million | Non-tolled roads and bridges, including land and rights-of-way |
C | $6 million | Park and open-space land and improvements, including joint county-city projects |
D | $40 million | A county elections and storage facility, including election offices, training, records and equipment storage |
These are authorizations to borrow for the stated purposes. They do not establish a particular Melissa road completion date, a new park opening or a local share of each total. A vote on one proposition does not automatically decide the others.
Road authority is not a guaranteed fix for your commute
Proposition B is the largest request. Its ballot description includes constructing, improving, expanding and maintaining non-tolled roads and bridges, plus acquiring land and rights-of-way. That wording describes permissible purposes, rather than a promise that a particular intersection will be finished first.
For Melissa residents comparing the proposal with their commute, look for the specific project, funding agreement and delivery schedule before assuming that a familiar bottleneck is included. County borrowing, city road work and a state highway project can involve different authorities and timelines. Our US 380 construction guide explains why the segment and responsible agency matter.
The county's bond-information page still displays two alternatives considered during the August work-session process. Use the current ballot and dated voter-information documents for what voters are actually being asked to authorize. An older planning alternative is not a second live ballot package.
Interest makes the repayment illustration larger than $817.5 million
The county's voter-information document gives separate principal and interest estimates for each proposition:
Proposition | Principal | Estimated interest | Estimated principal plus interest |
|---|---|---|---|
A | $296,500,000 | $176,313,083 | $472,813,083 |
B | $475,000,000 | $282,458,083 | $757,458,083 |
C | $6,000,000 | $3,566,000 | $9,566,000 |
D | $40,000,000 | $23,783,333 | $63,783,333 |
Adding those published illustrations gives about $1.304 billion in principal and interest for the four proposed authorizations. That total is our arithmetic, not a separate ballot amount. It excludes the county's existing debt and is not a finalized repayment bill. The illustrations assume 5% interest; actual financing conditions and issuance timing can change the outcome.
The combined tax illustration is different from each standalone estimate
The county document estimates no increase in the existing debt-service rate for A, C or D when each is considered in its separate illustration. B's standalone illustration shows about $1.12 annually per $100,000 appraised homestead value, under its assumptions.
Do not add those standalone examples and call the result the full package's impact. The combined financing discussion includes all four proposals and some remaining 2023 bond authorization. It projects a debt-service rate of $0.051402 per $100 of taxable value, compared with the document's fiscal-2026 rate of $0.041891: a difference of $0.009511.
The county expresses that combined-plan difference as about $9.51 per year on a $100,000 appraised homestead, before exemptions in its model. Scaling that illustration to $400,000 gives approximately $38.04 annually. This is an example under the county's assumptions, not a quote for a Melissa home, a change to every taxing entity's rate or a first-year invoice.
Its assumptions include phased borrowing and 3% annual growth in taxable assessed value beginning in fiscal 2028. Actual valuations, exemptions, interest rates and issuance schedules may differ. Check your own property record rather than substituting a home's sale price into a promise about its bill.
What passage would and would not establish
A yes vote on a proposition would authorize the associated bonds and taxes to repay principal and interest. A no vote would reject that authorization. Neither result establishes that current county services immediately start or stop, and a successful authorization is not proof that all the money has already been borrowed or spent.
The proposals give voters a choice between expanded capital-financing authority and the associated debt obligation. Questions worth answering include which facilities or roads would be delivered, the sequencing, alternatives to borrowing and the assumptions supporting the repayment plan. We have not verified a Melissa-specific allocation or a final project-by-project construction calendar from these ballot materials.
The Anna Progress's October 15 election reporting usefully distinguished the county and college measures shared by Anna and Melissa voters. Its discussion is reporting context; the county's current ballot and financial documents support the figures here. Public comments and campaign claims do not establish how the entire community intends to vote.
Before a Melissa household heads to vote
Y'all, compare the taxing entity, proposition letter, purpose and amount together. A county Proposition A and a college Proposition A are different decisions. A general county sample ballot can also contain contests that do not apply to your address.
Use Collin County Elections to confirm your registration, address-specific ballot and current polling places and hours. The official election-notices index links the current bond disclosures. This article explains the proposed borrowing; it does not recommend voting for or against a measure.
For another local capital project, our Melissa District 46 access guide distinguishes construction expectations from confirmed access arrangements. The Melissa kids guide is a separate resource for family outings.