Kalamazoo Public Schools just passed their largest bond proposal in the District's history - $96.7 million for upgrades and new construction throughout the school district. Yesterday's vote wasn't a complete landslide, but a full 70% were in favor of the proposal, which involves a 1.25-mill property tax increase.
Nearby Gull Lake Community Schools also passed a $64 million bond proposal, for a 1.63 mill increase to property taxes. In fact, all over Southwest Michigan, the vast majority of school districts that had bond proposals on the ballot passed them. What this means in a nutshell is that most districts are trying to invest in their facilities (nearly $200 million total), most communities are majority in-favor of the investments, and we will see increased / substantial activity in school-related construction in the coming years.
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Results for Kalamazoo-area elections on May 8, 2018
Kayla Miller | MLive
May 8, 2018
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Below are the unofficial results for Kalamazoo-area elections. Results have been updated throughout the night as results came in from the three counties. The most prominent ballot question of the day was the largest ever bond proposal for Kalamazoo Public Schools. Voters passed the $96.7 million bond...
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$96.7 million bond passes for Kalamazoo Public Schools
May 8, 2018
Kayla Miller | MLive
KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kalamazoo voters passed a $96.7 bond proposal Tuesday, May 8. The largest bond proposal in KPS history will raise nearly $100 million for the replacement of Edison Environmental Science Academy, additions to Phoenix High School, upgrades to school facilities, construction of a district-wide kitchen and more than $4 million of improvements to school security...
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