Bond commission approves funding

Story date: 2008-02-24 10:45:00
Added on: 2008-02-25 00:30:39

News-Star - We had a number of local governments statewide that took advantage of lower interest rates to refinance debt," said Kennedy. "The money local governments across the state saved by refinancing bonds totaled around $3 million.


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