Election: November 18, 2025
Wrong Projects:
$91M Debt
The leakage isn't accidental—it's fueled by City Hall chasing vanity over viability. Instead of bonds for business incentives, they're extending taxes for turf fields and bloated event centers that will only attract traffic congestion—while tax dollars continue to flow to surrounding cities.
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Project Overview
$11.5 Million Animal Shelter (Separate Ballot Issue)
$8M Sports Complex Upgrades (Turf Fields & Lighting)
$52 Million Sports Complex + Multi-Purpose Event Center.
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Parks & Trails – $14M
(North Sherwood Park $9M + Henson Trail $5M)
Increased Leakage & Infrastructure Strain
Nearly 11,000 sq. ft. facility doubles kennel capacity and adds cat rooms with catios, surgery suite, adoption areas. Strong community support — but survey shows residents prefer $5-7M essentials-only plan. Full $11.5M build adds ongoing operating strain with utilities and staffing.
Upgrades turf fields, dugouts, fencing, and irrigation. Looks nice for teams but doesn’t fix core needs like sidewalks, drainage, or retail leakage. A cosmetic project with limited reach.
At 74,000+ sq. ft., this is the largest single project. City Hall is leaning on the “if you build it, they will come” philosophy — gambling $52M on the hope that hotels, restaurants, and shopping will somehow follow. Until then, visitors stay and dine in NLR/Jacksonville, while Sherwood shoulders all the utility, HVAC, parking, and traffic strain. No operational cost disclosed.
Marketed as a “regional attraction” with volleyball courts, pump tracks, and playgrounds. But Sherwood has no hotels or dining near these sites. Tournament traffic will eat and shop in NLR/Jacksonville, not Sherwood. New facilities add strain to drainage and sewer systems already failing in low-lying areas.
Your Money Impact
Families back a project they support in principle, but at nearly double the price they’re comfortable with. Essentials could be met for $5-7M; extras (“wants”) should be privately funded. Long-term, taxpayers carry the overhead.
Per-family share goes to upgraded dugouts and turf. Everyday residents still face flooding streets and missing sidewalks while the city sells “ballfield pride.”
Hundreds of dollars per family, per year for 20 years. Sherwood families foot the bill while other cities collect hotel and dining taxes. A $52M hope-and-chance gamble — the biggest risk in the entire package.
Families fund $14M in recreation amenities while millions in visitor spending leave the city. Equivalent of paying for playgrounds here while snacks, meals, and gear sales happen across city lines.