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Palm Beach County approves $100 million bond issuance to fund long-delayed capital projects including animal care facility
Summary
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted to authorize up to $100 million in public improvement revenue bonds to finance several long‑delayed capital projects, including a major renovation and expansion of the county animal care and control facility.
The Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a resolution authorizing the issuance of a series of public improvement revenue bonds in an initial aggregate principal amount not to exceed $100,000,000 to fund capital projects the board previously approved.
Commissioners debated the item after several members said they received background materials only hours before the meeting. Commissioner Jennifer Flores asked that the item be delayed so she could review hundreds of pages of documents she had received within a day; Administrator Todd Abruzzo and facilities staff said the funding is necessary to start construction and keep long-delayed projects on schedule.
“This is us, putting the pedal to the metal for the bond issuance to fund the approved projects…
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