GUNNISON

After voting against placing an $83.4 million bond on the ballot in 2021, the Gunnison Watershed School District Board has continued to make adjustments to the proposal, as it prepares to bring it back to voters this fall. The estimated cost of the project has risen by $3 million, bringing the total to $101 million. However, by paying a higher than market interest rate, the district is able to realize a “bond premium” of $12 million and still only ask taxpayers for an estimated $89 m...