Local News in Brief : Anaheim : Street Work Bond Measure to Go on Ballot

The City Council on Tuesday voted to place on the November ballot a $30-million bond measure to help finance improvements to 33 street intersections. At the same session, however, the council postponed for three weeks any decision on whether to proceed with the work.

The roads project, a 20-year plan to add lanes to the city’s busiest intersections, would cost an estimated $31 million to $87 million, according to Gary Johnson, director of public works. About 600 parcels would be affected by the widening plans.

Nine of the intersections have already been designated. The City Council postponed a decision Tuesday on whether to add 24 new intersections to the improvement list plan. Council members also delayed action on an environmental impact report on the project.

A final vote on the improvement plan was set for Aug. 16 after Mayor Ben Bay expressed concerns that not enough of the affected property owners were able to attend Tuesday’s session.

Several property owners have complained that the city is not paying enough for the land needed to begin the widening. Orange County and developers also would share the road construction costs.