Spotsylvania County Question 3 is on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Virginia.
What it does
Issue $61.9 million in bonds to fund public safety purposes
On your ballot
Shall the County of Spotsylvania, Virginia (the "County") contract a debt and issue its General Obligation Public Improvement Bonds in the maximum amount of Sixty-One Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Five Hundred Ninety-Two Dollars ($61,993,592) to provide funds, together with other available funds, to undertake a program of Capital Improvement Projects for public safety purposes, including without limitation (1) the construction and equipping of (a) a fire training and logistics center, including classrooms, office and storage space and related facilities, (b) a replacement burn building for live fire training exercises, (c) a new fire station in the area of West Catharpin Road and Pamunkey Road, (d) Four Mile Fork Fire Station improvements to provide more accessible shower and locker room facilities for the projected number of station crew that will be staffing the station; and (2) replacements of fire and EMS equipment, including new fire trucks and ambulances?
What a yes vote means
A "yes" vote supports issuing $61.9 million in bonds to fund public safety purposes, including:
$27.2 million to fund fire and rescue response vehicles;
$11.5 million to fund EMPS systems;
$8.3 million to fund a fire training and logistics center;
$8.3 million to fund a Shady Grove Fire Station;
$3 million to fund critical emergency medical and rescue equipment;
$3 million to fund a replacement of the burn building; and
$0.7 million to fund the modernization of Fire Station 4 locker rooms and restrooms.
