The Palmerton Area School Board voted to pursue a series of general obligation bonds to fund several projects in the district. The maximum principal amount of the debt would be $21-million.

The funds will be used to refinance the remaining amount of the district’s current $1.6-million bond from 2010 and pay for construction additions and improvements to the junior and senior high school buildings.

Among the proposed projects are a cafeteria for the junior high school, a multi-purpose turf field, air conditioning in the district schools and safety and security improvements to the high school.