In the months following a failed $1.5 million bond measure that was defeated by fewer than 10 votes, Wright City Mayor David Heiliger said he was approached by many residents who felt the proposal needs to be resubmitted.“We had such an outpouring of support,” he said. “They said to put it on there again, that we need this.”So Wright City will try a second time. Aldermen last Thursday unanimously adopted an ordinance placing the bond issue on the April 5 ballot.As part of the proposed plan, the city has signed a contract contingent on voter approval to purchase the former St. Charles Assembly of God Church property at 636 Westwoods Road, just east of the Wright City Lions Club, for $320,000. The city would renovate the former church facility and its approximately 10,000 square feet into a new city hall.The 4 1/2-acre property has enough room to construct ballfields and a playground, which would be the city’s lone park on the north side of Interstate 70.The existing city hall would be renovated to provide more room for the police department.City officials said city hall is too crowded and is no longer adequate to handle the city’s immediate and future needs. In addition, the proposal allows for the city to have its first playground on the north side of Interstate 70 and move municipal court hearings from the Diekroeger Park building to the existing city hall.The bond issue, if passed, will increase personal property and real estate taxes by no more than 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Most property owners would see their taxes go up between $40 and $70 a year, officials said. The bonds would be paid off in 20 years.At least four-sevenths, or 57.15 percent, must vote in favor for the measure to pass.“I probably had 20 people at Strassenbash say I didn’t vote, I thought it was a shoo-in,” Heiliger said.The mayor said the city plans to hold more meetings for the public to review the proposal and provide more details.“We’re going to get the public involved,” he said. “If they don’t give us the input, we don’t know. We heard there was no input, but they never showed up.”The last time Wright City passed a bond measure was in 1994. That $500,000 measure was used for the existing city hall and for water, sewer and streets improvements.At a Glance• This is the second time in the past year Wright City is asking voters to approve a $1.5 million bond issue funded through a 19-cent tax increase on personal property and real estate. In August, voters narrowly rejected a similar proposal despite almost 60 percent of voters showing support. A two-thirds majority is needed.• The city would purchase the former St. Charles Assembly of God property on Westwoods Road for $322,000 and renovate the facility into a new city hall.• The former church property would also provide space to add ballfields and a park.• The existing city hall would be renovated and house the police department.Wright City