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Philly voters approve city borrowing $172M for capital projects
Voters approved that the city borrow money for capital projects including public transit, streets, municipal buildings, and parks and museums.
![Voters said City Hall could spend more than $170 million on capital projects.](https://www.inquirer.com/resizer/pagf0TYly1EBPH5fYXVtqw0zv00=/760x507/smart/filters:format(webp)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-pmn.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MECZXRHPIVG2XJLCB7Y5IFTH74.jpg)
Philadelphia voters on Tuesday approved a ballot question asking whether the city should borrow $172 million for capital projects — including public transit, streets, municipal buildings, and parks and museums.
The borrowing is typical for the city to do each year to fund its six-year capital plan. According to legislation passed in September, the bulk of the money — $95.7 million — would go toward improvements of municipal service buildings.
With nearly 98 percent of the vote tallied, the measure was approved by a 2-1 ratio.