Tag: capital finance
Many Mini-Bonds in the Mile High City
November 25, 2014
$12 million in one hour: That’s not a report of the ticket sales for the Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood’s Greensboro show last week. That is how much the City of Denver raised directly from the citizens of Colorado for the final phase of its Better Denver capital campaign. This past August, the Ci … Read more
Funding Public Capital Projects–Part I: Saving Money through Fund Balance and Capital Reserve Funds
October 30, 2012
Blight City has fallen on hard times. Its population has declined significantly since the 1990s, due in large part to the shuttering of two large manufacturing plants. Emblematic of the city’s decline is its central downtown area. Once a vibrant community center, it is now comprised mainly of run-do … Read more