Holland schools requests $74M bond on May 4 ballot to renovate elementary schools, improve tech
Updated Apr 14, 2021;
Posted Apr 14, 2021
Jefferson Elementary School, pictured in this MLive file photo, would see $6 million in renovations through a $74 million bond proposal that Holland Public Schools is requesting on the May 4 ballot. (MLive file photo)
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HOLLAND, MI – When Holland Public Schools identified $140 million of school renovations in the district’s 2009 master plan, Superintendent Brian Davis couldn’t imagine asking taxpayers to pay for it all amid the ongoing recession.
So the district cut that amount in half, instead only asking taxpayers for $73 million to fund the most immediate needs, which was paid for through a bond proposal approved by voters in the May 2010 election.
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HOLLAND Holland Public Schools approved ballot language for a $74.65 million bond proposal in May that would, if endorsed by voters, result in a lower tax rate for the district.
The proposal, which will appear on the May 4 ballot, manages to generate significant funding while lowering the 2020 tax rate by renewing debt that is otherwise set to expire.
The 2020 local tax rate was 4.98 mills. If the bond is approved, the 2021 tax rate will lower by .25 mills to 4.73. If the bond fails, the tax rate will drop to 3.15 mills.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the ballot language during a study session meeting Monday, Feb. 8.
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