Greensboro voters decide five city bonds worth $41.5 million: a new east Greensboro fire station, Bingham Park cleanup, two bridges and more. What each one pays for.

Greensboro voters will decide five city bond questions on the Nov. 3 ballot. Together they would let the city borrow up to $41.5 million for fire stations, parks, bridges, housing and the Greensboro Cultural Center.

Each bond is a separate yes-or-no question. Voters can approve some and reject others. Early voting is underway and runs through Saturday, Oct. 31.

The amounts and projects below come from the city’s bond information page and its 2026 Bond Information Booklet.

Bar chart of Greensboro's five 2026 bond questions, in millions of dollars: firefighting facilities 15.9, parks and recreation 11.5, transportation 7, housing 5 and general facilities 2.1, for a total of 41.5.
The five bond questions on Greensboro's Nov. 3 ballot. Chart by Greensboro Journal
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Firefighting facilities: $15.9 million

The largest bond pays for two fire stations:

  • $10.9 million for a new station at Knox Road and Burlington Road. The city calls that part of east Greensboro a high-growth corridor, and said a station there would improve fire service.
  • $5 million to renovate Fire Station 49 at 4302 W. Friendly Ave., built in 1958. The work covers bathrooms and showers, air conditioning, the roof, offices, and a new locker room and fitness area.

Parks and recreation: $11.5 million

  • $5 million for Bingham Park. The park has been closed since 2023 over potential exposure to contaminated soil, the booklet said. The money goes toward a multiyear, $40 million cleanup and rebuild that the city said will start in 2026.
  • $4 million for land and park improvements. The city would buy land for parks in fast-growing areas that lack them, including southeast and southwest Greensboro. Some of it would back the public-private campaign to save the 140-acre Guilford Woods site next to Price Park. Worn-out playgrounds and basketball and tennis courts would be replaced.
  • $2.5 million for recreation centers. That covers air conditioning, roofs, sports floors and accessibility work. The pool systems at the Smith Active Adult Center would be replaced or repaired.

Transportation: $7 million

  • $2 million in matching money to replace the Washington Street and Gorrell Street bridges over Murrow Boulevard. Both have reached the end of their useful life, the city said. They link downtown with southeast Greensboro.
  • $3 million for repairs to bridges across the city that it rates in poor or critical condition.
  • $2 million to start Bus Rapid Transit: studies, engineering design, and bus shelters, sidewalks and crosswalks on chosen routes.

Housing: $5 million

The whole amount would go to permanent supportive housing. That is long-term affordable housing paired with services, for people such as those who are chronically homeless or have disabilities. The city said local money often helps attract state, federal and private funding.

General facilities: $2.1 million

Both items are at the Greensboro Cultural Center downtown:

  • $1.5 million to repair and stabilize its deteriorating brick facade, which lets in water.
  • $600,000 for an accessible third-floor restroom and other accessibility upgrades.

What it would cost taxpayers

The city estimates that repaying all five bonds would cost about what one cent on the city property tax rate raises. It said that “does not necessarily mean a one-cent tax increase.” The City Council could instead phase in an increase, use other revenue, cut elsewhere, or combine those.

For scale, one cent per $100 of assessed value is $25 a year on a home assessed at $250,000. Greensboro’s city rate is now 79.85 cents per $100, on top of the county rate. Our property tax page has the full breakdown.

The North Carolina Local Government Commission must approve any borrowing first. The city said borrowing would start in 2027 if voters say yes.

What it means for you

  • Who votes: registered voters who live inside Greensboro city limits. Residents of unincorporated Guilford County, High Point and the smaller towns do not get these questions.
  • Your sample ballot is on the state’s Voter Search tool.
  • Early voting runs through 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at 17 sites, and you can still register and vote at the same visit. Sites, hours and ID rules are on our voting guide.
  • The rest of the ballot, including every contested Guilford County race, is in our Nov. 3 ballot guide.
  • Questions: the city’s contact center is 336-373-2489.

We will report the results on election night from the Guilford County Board of Elections’ own count.