City denies Key School bond request

Renovations have already started at the Key School's Hillsmere Drive campus, but the school's plan to borrow money from the city to pay for the work hit the end of the road earlier this week.

Representatives of the private school could not convince enough aldermen to issue $9.3 million in bonds at Monday night's City Council meeting.

"We're really disappointed in their decision," said Head of School Marcella Yedid. "We really felt we made the case that we're an asset to the community."

School officials said they now plan to ask the county for the loan. The county gave the school a...