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Grand Traverse County Borrows $40M to Address Pension Debt

Grand Traverse County Borrows $40M to Address Pension Debt

In early December, Grand Traverse County, MI issued a pension obligation bond (POB) that will be used to pay down the County’s $40 million pension debt. This is a major development in a decades-long effort to manage legacy pension liabilities following the County’s decision in 2000 to close its defined benefit plan (DB) to newly hired employees.