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Hall County public hearing draws dozens as residents challenge courthouse bond, ask for vote
Summary
At a Sept. 10 special budget public hearing, residents questioned why Hall County's courthouse financing showed more than the $40 million bond par amount and demanded transparency; commissioners and staff said premium proceeds explain the higher deposit and reiterated state and procurement steps for the project.
Dozens of Hall County residents packed a special budget public hearing on Sept. 10 to press the county board over a planned courthouse project and to ask whether a final cost above $40,000,000 should have gone to a public vote.
The hearing opened after the county verified publication and called the roll. Residents spent more than an hour asking detailed questions about the courthouse project, the bond financing and the budget proposals that include money flowing through the county's accounts for construction.
One resident who gave an address as 1119 South Pine Street asked whether an amount above $40,000,000 would have required voter approval. County officials and board members answered that the par amount of the bonds was $40,000,000 and…
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