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Mankato board approves 2026–27 LTFM plan, authorizes up to $37.8 million for indoor-air-quality bonds
Summary
The Mankato Public School District board approved the 2026–27 long-term facilities maintenance (LTFM) plan and a resolution authorizing sale of bonds to fund indoor-air-quality (IAQ) and HVAC projects, including parameters on maximum amount and interest rate and a projected modest tax impact for local homeowners.
At a regular meeting of the Mankato Public School District board, trustees approved the district's 2026'027 long-term facilities maintenance plan and authorized proceeding with a bond sale to fund indoor-air-quality and related HVAC projects.
The resolution authorizes issuing bonds to pay for IAQ and HVAC improvements at multiple elementary schools and other district sites. The board set parameters limiting a bond sale to no more than $37,800,000 and an interest rate not to exceed 5.5 percent, and requested the sale be completed before the end of the calendar year. The board will ratify any final sale at a future meeting; preliminary financing steps are planned to continue this fall.
Why this matters: the bond proceeds would finance a multi-site program of air-conditioning and mechanical upgrades identified in the district's facility assessment and 10-year LTFM plan. Board and staff said completing IAQ upgrades as part of…
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