PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Voters in the Port of Port Arthur district turned down a $92 million bond proposal in the Nov. 4 election, dealing a setback to the port’s plans for major expansion of its cargo handling and storage facilities.

The bond would have funded the replacement of a 100,000-square-foot cargo holding area and construction of a new cargo shed, part of the port’s push to boost efficiency and meet growing demand. The proposal would have added about $4 a month for every $100,000 of property value to homeowners’ tax bills.

Port Director & CEO Larry Kelley said the bond represented “that next phase of construction that allows us to improve the buildings. We’ve built the docks, now we need to build the buildings and some of the lay-down space to support that. That’s how it will keep

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