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Posted: 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013

DeKalb school debt downgraded

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By Ty Tagami

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Moody’s Investors Service is becoming more skeptical about DeKalb County School District bonds, with downgrades that will likely increase the cost of borrowing.

The bond-rating agency dropped its rating of $33 million in sales tax supported general obligation bonds (from Aa3 to A1) and certificates of participation affecting $102 million in debt (from A1 to A2).

Accreditation issues and “several ongoing lawsuits” were among the concerns in Moody’s announcement Monday. DeKalb’s “sizable” tax base “with above average, albeit weakening socioeconomic factors” and “manageable” debt also informed the decision.

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