About the Election

On May 5, 2018, voters in the Port Freeport Navigation District approved Proposition A, a $130 million bond package, which will support the Freeport Harbor Channel Project to deepen the channel from its current depth of 46 feet to a maximum level of 56 feet mean lower low water at its deepest point.

The package can be accomplished without an increase in the Port’s total tax rate of $0.040000.

This project, when complete, will allow larger ships to access the port. This is expected to increase the Port’s capacity and its customer base, enabling the Port to market itself to a wider range of global vessels and potentially attract new liner services.

The estimated construction cost of the Freeport Harbor Channel Improvement Project is $295 million. More than half of this project is expected to be paid for with federal funds.

Proposition language is below.

PORT FREEPORT – PROPOSITION A