Earlier this month, voters across Southeast Michigan emphasized their commitment to communities and schools by approving 20 of 21 special election millage and bonding proposals on the ballot in six of the region’s seven counties. The majority of these proposals will maintain or expand existing school millages or approve bonding for school improvements. Here is an overview of the 20 successful ballot measures:
- Eight bonds for school infrastructure and facility improvements
- Seven school millage renewals
- Two school millage increases
- One public safety millage increase
- One senior services millage renewal and increase
- One county-wide millage renewal and increase for general operations and grant programs
In the West Bloomfield School District, voters approved 2.0 mills for four years, which is anticipated to generate $690,000 in FY22. The millage passed with a total of 3,238 (75%) YES votes to 1,090 (25%) NO votes.
“The additional funds this millage restoration represents will allow us the resources necessary to address post pandemic learning such as smaller class sizes, additional supports, and social/emotional learning initiatives for students and families,” said West Bloomfield School District Superintendent, Gerald Hill, PhD. “We are grateful to our community and their overwhelming support of our mission to do what’s best for kids.”
The success of these proposals across the region comes at a time when schools and communities continue to adapt how they provide critical local government services, while recovering from the impacts and challenges of the pandemic.
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