Article: Fitch Rates Pima County, AZ GOs 'AA-'; Outlook Stable.

Fitch Ratings assigns an initial 'AA-' rating to the Pima County, Arizona (the county) $113.1 million general obligation (GO) bonds, series 2009A.

Fitch also assigns an 'AA-' rating to the county's $357.6 million in outstanding GO bonds (post refunding). The Rating Outlook is Stable.

The series 2009 bonds and outstanding parity bonds are direct and general obligations of the county, payable from an unlimited ad valorem tax levied against all taxable property in the county. Series 2009A proceeds will be used to finance various municipal improvements and to refund a portion of the county's outstanding GO debt for annual debt service savings.

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