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Provo board authorizes preliminary bond statement to fund Tempview rebuild; first principal payment delayed to FY28
Summary
The board unanimously adopted a resolution Sept. 9 authorizing a preliminary official statement and bond purchase agreement for lease revenue bonds issued by the Municipal Building Authority to fund the Tempview project; officials said numbers are preliminary and the first principal payment will be in fiscal year 2028.
The Provo City School District Board of Education on Tuesday approved a resolution authorizing a preliminary official statement and bond purchase agreement tied to lease revenue bonds issued through the district’s Municipal Building Authority. The action clears the way for a future bond sale to support the Tempview project and related planning work. Business Administrator Devin Daley told the board the approved document is preliminary and that the district intentionally timed the sale to defer the first principal payment until fiscal year 2028. “The first principal payment will be made in the FY28. The first interest payment will be in FY27,” Daley said, adding that the district hopes some interest income from bond proceeds will help meet the initial interest payment. Motion and municipal authority action: Board member Lisa Boyes moved to adopt the resolution authorizing the official statement and bond purchase agreement; board member Meg Van Wagon seconded. The board voted unanimously to adopt the preliminary statement. The board then convened as the Board of Trustees of the Municipal Building Authority and separately approved the authorizing resolution for the municipal entity; that vote was also unanimous. District notes: Daley said the preliminary numbers are not final and the sale has not yet occurred. He also confirmed that a portion of the bond program’s proceeds was intended to support planning for the Dixon site, though he said the percentage of proceeds ultimately allocated will depend on final project costs and inflation pressures. Why it matters: The authorization is a procedural but necessary step before a public bond sale. Delaying the first principal payment was presented as a budget-management step intended to avoid overlapping debt service obligations. What’s next: The sale and final terms will be completed later; once issued the bonds will create scheduled interest and principal payments starting in FY27 (interest) and FY28 (principal). The board will receive final sale documentation when available.
