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VALENTINE’S DAY: Ramsey County offers free weddings PAGE 2
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As homeowners refinance their mortgages when better interest rates become available, so can school districts refinance their general obligation bonds when better interest rates become available. The Mahtomedi School Board recently heard a series of financial updates from Tim Erickson, director of finance and operations. The first update is the refinancing of the district's general obligation school building refunding bonds, Series 2014A. Then the board unanimously adopted a resolution ratifying the award of sale of $20,850,000 general obligation school building refunding bonds, Series 2025A. The municipal bond interest rate environment was favorable on Jan. 22, the planned sales day for refunding the district's Series 2014A bonds. The low bid on sale day was at a true interest
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