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Board approves Thomas Nelson bids, authorizes bonds and advances multiple school facility projects
Summary
The Nelson County Board of Education approved recommended construction bids for Thomas Nelson Middle School, authorized revenue bonds for that project, and approved design and closeout steps for several other school facility projects including Nelson County High School and New Haven School.
The Nelson County Board of Education on Sept. 23 approved recommended construction bids for the Thomas Nelson Middle School project, authorized the Nelson County School District Finance Corporation to issue revenue bonds to finance that construction, and advanced multiple other facility-planning steps including BG-4/BG-5 closeouts and new BG-1 design phases for New Haven School and Nelson County High School. The board recessed to convene the district finance corporation to act on the bond resolution and reconvened the regular meeting after the vote.
Why it matters: The Thomas Nelson project will add a new middle-school wing and field-house elements and is expected to be a visible, 19-month construction program that district leaders say will expand classroom capacity and modernize aging facilities. The bond authorization creates the local financing mechanism the district plans to use to pay construction costs.
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