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Provo voters will not only elect a mayor and three City Council members in the Nov. 8 election, they will also decide on a $6.5 million road bond. The bond proposal is aimed at repairing of neighborhood roads, officials said. There also will be some improvements made to arterial and collector roads. Gasoline tax "monies that we get from the state have never come close to meeting our road repair and paving issues," said Provo spokeswoman Raylene Ireland. If City Proposition No. 1 passes, Ireland added, it will not result in a property tax increase for residents. The $6.5 million will be generated by extending repayment terms on a road bond voters passed in 1995. The pay-back period for the restructured bond would be 11 years. Mayor Lewis Billings first mentioned restructuring the road bond in May, while presenting the 2005-06 city budget. If the proposition passes, city engineers will determine which neighborhood roads will be prioritized for repair based on distress signs such as potholes, cracking, poor draining and ruts. Ireland said the restructured bond will provide four seasons of road work. - Todd Hollingshead
