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Bond Refinancing

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Bernards Schools Will Save $2.5M by Refinancing

Updated: Refinancing of 2004 bonds will save school district almost $168,000 per year, school board member says.

With interest rates inching up, the Bernards Township school district didn't quite save the $2.7 million expected for a refinancing program for the remainder of outstanding bonds from the last school construction referendum — but the figure was close. School Board member William Koch reported that the arrangement made for the refinancing of the bonds will save the district an average of almost $168,000 per year, for a total of $2.5 million in lower interest payments. The district had expected to save about $185,000 per year. Koch said last month this latest round of refinancing was for more than $24 million worth of bonds due to be paid off in 2030. However, he added on Tuesday that the bulk of the bonds will be retired between 2023 and …

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11:41 am on Saturday, February 23, 2013

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Friday, January 11, 2013

Bernards Schools Expect to Save Millions By Refinancing

Planned refinancing of debt from 2005 bond issuance expected to save between $2 to $3-million, along with previous savings.

The Bernards Township school district's bond counsel gave a brief report on Monday that outlined how township schools expects to save about $2.7 million — or $185,000 per year — by refinancing bonds still outstanding from the last major school reconstruction project in 2005. That savings would be on top of about another $797,000 that the school district had saved by refinancing another $8.4 million during 2012, said Rod McLaughlin, business administrator for the school distict. The bonds being refinanced cover the school district's share of a $51 million schools construction project in 2005, according to figures from school officials. This latest round, with $24,385,000 worth of bonds, would cover the remainder of the school district's …

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