S&P Global Ratings assigned its 'AAA' long-term rating to West Hartford, Conn.'s series 2020C and 2020D general obligation (GO) refunding bonds. At the same time, S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'AAA' rating on the town's GO debt outstanding. The outlook is stable. West Hartford's full faith and credit pledge, payable from the levy of an unlimited ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the town, secures the bonds and GO debt outstanding. Proceeds from the series 2020 refunding bonds will refund several of the town's outstanding GO bonds for net present value savings. While the scope of economic and financial challenges posed by COVID-19 remains unknown, possibly for an extended period, due to the tax base's historical stability and
