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Mahwah district expects bond sale at end of June; proceeds due mid‑July as design and bidding move forward
Summary
District administrators told the board the district’s bond offering is scheduled to go to market at the end of June, with cash expected to be deposited in mid‑July. Design contract work and construction bid documents for referendum projects are underway, and staff reported local grant-funded landscaping work.
District administrators said the Mahwah Township Public School District is preparing to sell bonds at the end of June to fund projects approved in the district referendum. An administrator who reported to the board said legal counsel and district staff are finalizing bond documents and that cash from the sale would be deposited into district accounts in mid‑July.
"That is on schedule to go out to the market at the end of June, and the cash would be deposited on our accounts in mid July," the administrator said. He added that the district is proceeding with contracts for design work and preparation of construction bid documents to move projects from planning to procurement.
The administrator said the referendum work includes contracts for plan and design and then construction bid documents, and indicated those steps are "well underway." He also flagged routine financial housekeeping: the transcript records abstentions on two checks (numbers 123605 and 123704) and an abstention noted on agenda item 18.
The board did not take a separate formal vote on the bond schedule during the remarks recorded in the transcript. The administrator did not name specific projects tied to the bond proceeds during this exchange, and the transcript does not specify interest rates, bond counsel names, or the final sale amount.
The district also reported grant activity and site improvements in the same update; for details on individual project timelines and contract awards, the board would need to place those specific items on a future agenda for formal action.
