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Council approves up to $150M wastewater refunding bonds; staff to apply $5.2M reserve to reduce principal

2531020 · February 25, 2025
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Lake Havasu City Council authorized issuance of senior-lien wastewater refunding bonds (series 2025) not to exceed $150 million, approving staff recommendation to apply $5.2 million from a rate-stabilization reserve to lower the principal and debt service.

The Lake Havasu City Council voted 6–0 Tuesday to approve Resolution No. 25-3817, authorizing a refunding of the city’s senior-lien wastewater system revenue bonds (series 2025) in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000.

Council and staff framed the measure as a refinancing only: the transaction will not extend the debt’s final maturity, which remains 2045, and no new money is being added. Finance staff and municipal-bond advisor Mark Reeder of Stifel explained the refinancing aims to replace older bonds issued at roughly 4.80% interest with new bonds priced in…

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