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Washtenaw County outlines plan to borrow up to $18 million to finish Eastside rec center; commissioners ask for funding detail
Summary
CFO Tina Gavalier and parks staff proposed an $18 million bond package to complete the East Washtenaw Community Recreation Center and showed amortization scenarios. Commissioners asked about fund-balance alternatives, operational subsidies and refinancing risks before final approval.
Washtenaw County leaders on May 6 presented a financing plan to complete the East Washtenaw Community Recreation Center, proposing up to $18 million in borrowing and a structural allocation of projected 2026–27 property tax growth to cover annual debt service.
CFO Tina Gavalier summarized the capital plan: administration recommends an $18 million maximum borrowing scenario with a roughly $1.1 million annual debt service under a 20‑year amortization in the examples shown. The presentation included alternative…
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