Mid-Hudson News reports that Bard College wants to build five new dormitories and a performance lab on its Dutchess County campus. College officials went before the Dutchess County Local Development Corporation on May 23 to get $155 million in tax-exempt bonds issued for the construction. The LDC board approved a preliminary inducement resolution, but now must hold a public hearing before the board takes a final vote on the request. Read the full story at Mid-Hudson News.