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Beech Grove board preliminarily approves $2.465M bond plan; trustees adopt required resolutions

Beech Grove City Schools Board of Trustees · March 12, 2025

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Summary

Following a required preliminary hearing, the board adopted project, preliminary determination and reimbursement resolutions tied to general obligation bonds totaling $2,465,000; administration said the financing would not increase the 2025 nonexempt debt service tax rate.

Beech Grove City Schools trustees held a statutory preliminary determination hearing on March 11 and adopted a set of resolutions to allow district capital projects to proceed without increasing local property tax rates.

Doctor Hammock, who explained the legal process required by Indiana Code, said the district plans to issue general obligation bonds "totaling $2,465,000 with an estimated $2,290,000 available for project funding." She told the board the bonds would be repaid over a term of "five years and seven months." Regarding tax impact, Doctor Hammock said the financing was structured to leave the district's nonexempt debt service tax rate unchanged: "The estimated increase over the 2025 nonexempt debt service tax rate is $0.00 cents."

The administration described planned work that includes roofing repairs, improvements to accessible parking and roadways, HVAC upgrades to improve air quality and energy efficiency, and school bus purchases to refresh transportation capacity. Officials said the work is expected to be executed within four years.

The board heard that notices and a prior preliminary hearing on Feb. 11 complied with statutory requirements under Indiana Code 20-26-7-37 and 6-1.1-20-3.1. No members of the public signed in to speak during the hearing.

Trustees then moved, seconded and adopted the project resolution, the preliminary determination resolution and a reimbursement resolution required for federal tax compliance and district bond financing. The board voted on each resolution by voice and the motions carried.

Administration emphasized that the refinancing work that preceded this issuance produced savings in a separate refunding action; the superintendent earlier reported the district realized more than $200,000 in savings through a refunding sale, citing a recent review with S&P that supported the transaction.

The board did not receive public comment on the proposed projects at the March 11 hearing; staff said they will continue to inform the community as projects move into planning and execution.