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$2.5B bonds approved for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

CMS asks for historically high bond aimed at fixing local schools for future generations

A state commission approved $2.5 billion in bonds for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools on Wednesday.

The bond package was created to build schools. It will be funded by a 3% property tax increase to be phased in during 2025, 2028, and 2029.

The commission said the bonds are the largest amount of tax-exempt financing it’s ever handled.

Plans for those bonds include three new schools and 18 replacement schools.


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