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Votes at a glance: Shawnee County approves IRBs, sewer-district levies and several park and public-works contracts
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Shawnee County Board approved issuance of additional industrial revenue bonds, adopted three revenue-exceeding levies for sewer districts and approved park and public-works contracts and vouchers; all recorded votes were 3-0.
Shawnee County commissioners on Sept. 8 approved a package of formal actions spanning industrial revenue bonds, sewer-district levies, park contracts, construction bids and voucher payments. All recorded motions passed unanimously, 3-0.
Key outcomes:
- Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs): The board adopted Resolution 2025-71, authorizing issuance of an estimated $6,700,000 in taxable IRBs for the Phase 2 renovation of the former AT&T building at Southeast Sixth. Bond counsel explained the proceeds will finish first-floor renovations and convert that space into a laboratory hub; earlier IRBs of $3,815,000 from 2021 funded second-floor and asbestos abatement work. Commissioners recorded that, by statute, the county is not…
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