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By Mark Morris on February 15, 2013
WITH PLANNED CAPITAL PROJECTS AND OTHER EXPENDITURES FALLING FURTHER & FURTHER BEHIND, THE DES MOINES COUNTY BOARD REACHED A CONSENSUS THIS WEEK TO FLOAT A 1.5-MILLION DOLLAR, FOUR-YEAR BOND ISSUE.
BUDGET DIRECTOR CHERYL MCVEY SAYS WHEN THE MONEY COMES IN, IT’LL BE PUT TO USE RIGHT AWAY, PAYING FOR THREE YEARS WORTH OF BACKED-UP PROJECTS AND MAJOR PURCHASES.
BOARD CHAIRMAN TOM BROEKER WAS NOT AT THE MEETING, SO SUPERVISORS BOB BECK AND JIM CARY DIDN’T WANT TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL UNTIL HE GETS BACK.














