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Bethlehem Area School District board adopts fixed‑rate bond, ends interest‑rate swap; multiple consent items pass 8-0
Summary
At its Aug. 25 meeting the Bethlehem Area School District Board of School Directors approved a bond resolution to replace a variable‑rate issuance with a fixed‑rate bond that terminates an associated swap, and unanimously approved routine minutes, finance, facility, curriculum and human resources items.
The Bethlehem Area School District Board of School Directors on Aug. 25 approved a bond resolution that replaces a variable‑rate debt issuance with a fixed‑rate bond and terminates the underlying interest‑rate swap, and the board unanimously approved a package of routine consent items.
The action matters because the change removes the district's last outstanding swap exposure and shifts the debt to a predictable fixed interest cost. Superintendent Dr. Silva told the board the move completes a long process of retiring variable‑rate debt and estimated the…
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