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Princeton board adopts budget; debt service, bonds and tax impact discussed
Summary
The board adopted the district’s fiscal year budget after a presentation on debt service, bond sale timing and tax impact; members and presenters described a rise in debt-service costs driven by recent referendums and a March bond sale.
The Princeton Board of Education adopted the district’s operating budget after a presentation that outlined rising debt service, a recent bond sale and a modest tax levy increase.
Board presenters said the district’s debt service is about 17% higher than its 2021 peak, reflecting construction and capacity work funded by a voter referendum passed Jan. 28, 2025. The board’s financial presenter said the district completed a bond sale on March 25 and closed the bonds on April 8; the sale interest rate was 4.02 percent, above a hoped-for 3.75 percent, and the presenter said the sale raised debt-service levy requirements by about $114,000 compared with the…
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