The “yes” votes for the city of Issaquah’s Proposition No. 1, the $50 million traffic bond to be spread out over 25 years, were ahead of the “no” votes on Nov. 9 by 9 percent, but did not have the needed 60 percent majority to pass the bond, according to the third wave of results posted on the King County Elections website at 3:48 p.m. on Nov. 9.

54.69 percent of votes were coming in as approvals of the bond, while 45.31 percent were coming in as rejections, according to the King County Elections website. 54.55 percent of ballots had been counted at this time.

Issaquah Mayor Fred Butler, a major proponent of the bond, said on the morning of Nov. 9 that he was “a little disappointed” that the measure was looking like it would not pass.

“While the final numbers aren’t in yet, it’s clear many citizens are not in support [of the bond] … but that’s why we have elections,” he said.

Butler said that Issaquah’s “efforts to tackle traffic aren’t over,” noting that Issaquah is very excited to host a summit with other state, city, county and agency leaders to discuss regional traffic on Nov. 22 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah.

The proposition is a bond to cover four projects, including improvements to East Sunset Way, improvements to Newport Way Northwest from Northwest Maple Street to West Sunset Way, improvements to Newport Way Northwest from Southeast 54th Street to State Route 900 and a signal at Southeast 43rd Way and Providence Point.

The bond’s description on the county website states that it is “designed to reduce congestion, enhance safety and improve local streets and related amenities,” according to the ballot measure’s official description.”

The bond received unanimous support from the Issaquah City Council after a public hearing at the Oct. 17 meeting, and was also endorsed by the Issaquah School District Board of Directors at its Oct. 26 meeting.