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City of Greensboro Housing Bonds Referendum

What does this measure do?

Supports: Housing Affordability

The housing bond would let Greensboro borrow $5 million for homes serving people with low or moderate incomes. City property owners could pay about $1.20 more a year per $100,000 of taxable property value to repay it.

Read the official ballot measure

Proposed by: Greensboro City Council (vote of August 2026)

The city's elected council voted in August 2026 to put five borrowing questions, $41.5 million in all, before voters. Cities in North Carolina need voter approval to borrow this way.

Source: greensboro.com

A YES vote means

Greensboro could borrow up to $5 million for the listed housing programs and charge property taxes to repay the bonds.

A NO vote means

Greensboro could not issue these $5 million housing bonds or charge property taxes to repay them.