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Monroe County commissioners approve multiple contracts, set $6 million bond authorization
Summary
At their Sept. 11 meeting recessed from the morning session, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners (2-0) approved a package of contracts for county facilities, established a Community Foundation fund to support the health department and passed a resolution authorizing up to $6 million in general obligation bonds to finance capital projects.
Monroe County commissioners on Sept. 11 approved multiple procurement contracts for county facilities, created a charitable fund to support public health programs and passed a resolution authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds of up to $6 million.
The board, meeting in the Nat U Hill Room and voting 2-0 with Commissioner Jones absent, approved a bond resolution that sets a $6 million ceiling for borrowing to pay for a set of capital projects and issuance costs. County staff said the projects under consideration include improvements at the Monroe County Airport, remodeling the Showers Building for voter registration and early voting, work at the youth services bureau and courthouse grounds, upgrades at the nature preserve, additional emergency-management sirens, and equipment and furnishings for the aviation and sheriff’s departments. County staff said the proposed bond would run six years, which they said reflects a change in Indiana law requiring…
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