Commissioners Pledge to Cap Bond Borrowing to About $8 Million, Not the $11 Million Proposed
By Paul Sylvain
How does an $11 million bond referendum question become something much less? It happens when Washington County’s Board of Commissioners pledges to cap the amount to be borrowed to only what is needed to pay for the principal and interest on the county’s 2025 Tax Anticipation Note (TAN), due payable in full on Dec. 31, 2025.