Board authorizes $2.5 million tax‑exempt term note amid higher monument bid
Summary
Supervisors authorized a $2.5 million tax‑exempt term note, subject to finalizing documents and amending its acceleration provision, after staff reported monument bids rose sharply from $250,000 to $631,000 and discussed delaying monuments to permit phasing.
The River Ridge CDD Board voted May 26 to authorize a Gulf Coast Business Bank tax‑exempt term note financing $2.5 million, subject to amending the note's acceleration clause and finalizing closing documents.
Eric Long told the Board that the bid for four entry monuments had increased verbally from $250,000 to $631,000 and that the figure was not itemized and excluded landscaping costs; other project costs for stormwater, wells, traffic calming and gatehouse renovations were unchanged. Board members discussed phasing projects, value‑engineering, interest rate impacts and the acceleration provision in the draft note.
On motion by Kurt Blumenthal, seconded by Bob Schultz, the Board approved the Tax‑Exempt Term Note financing $2,500,000, subject to amending the acceleration comment in the note and final documentization, and authorized the Chair to execute the final documents. The minutes record that the Board considered proceeding with permitting while deferring monuments because the term note as presented was insufficient for the increased monument cost.
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