Coconino County is moving ahead with a special-obligation bond sale to finance construction of a new medical unit at the county jail despite recent market volatility and commodity price fluctuations sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements and abrupt reversals.
The bonds are expected to provide half of the project’s $20 million overall budget.
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