Plainfield School District 202 takes public input on selling $10 million in bonds

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 is seeking public comment on a proposal to sell up to $10 million in capital improvement bonds.

The funds would help offset the anticipated costs for the next several years in light of declining revenues due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a news release.

The public can submit comments on the proposal by email at feedback@psd202.org through 5 p.m. March 15. The school board is expected to vote on the proposal at its meeting that night.

If approved, the bond proceeds would pay for about $4.8 million in scheduled and anticipated capital projects.

“The pandemic really hit our bottom line hard, as it did for every school district,” Tony Arbogast, assistant superintendent for business and operations, said in a news release.