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Financial adviser presents bond scenarios showing levy and payment tradeoffs
Summary
D.A. Davidson presented preliminary bond financing scenarios to the Seward Public Schools board, including estimated payments, interest life and levy impacts for $20M and $25M project levels across 15-, 20- and 25-year terms. The presentation is intended to inform future decisions about capital projects and voter timelines.
D.A. Davidson adviser "Paul from D.A. Davidson" walked the board through numeric scenarios for possible future bond issues, illustrating how term, rate, and project size change annual payments and estimated levy impacts. The firm modeled $20 million and $25 million project cases with 15-, 20-, and 25-year terms and estimated levy impacts ranging from roughly 7.5 to 12.3 cents depending on the scenario.
The presentation provided board members a menu of tradeoffs between annual debt service, interest cost over the life of bonds and projected levy impact. The board did not take action; the materials will inform continuing facility and budget planning. "Paul from D.A. Davidson discussed some numbers for a future bond," the minutes note (SEG 036).
