For the second time this year, voters in Farmington Public Schools rejected bond proposals — this time two measures totaling $187 million in Tuesday’s election. Voters rejected a $155-million bond proposal 51%-49%, according to unofficial results, and a $32-million bond proposal went down, 54%-46%. In Farmington Public Schools, the larger ballot proposal was to upgrade safety and security, remodel classrooms, buy instructional technology tools, remodel media centers/libraries and replace infrastructure. The smaller one was to remodel high school auditoriums, replace high school athletic surfaces and buy instructional technology tools. Both were for 25 years. For the average homeowner, the increased taxes would amount to between 7 and 10 dollars a month. Thats equivalent to a bottle of wine. Today, Longacre elementary school is closed due to a water leak. It was built in 1959. The district is one of many in metro Detroit that asked voters to approve new bond proposals, including six districts with proposals totaling $473 million. Projects focused on ways to make schools safer, technology, building improvements and new buses. Unofficial results show that school proposals won throughout the region in Dearborn, Ecorse, Novi, Royal Oak, South Lyon, Southfield, Troy, Walled Lake, Armada, Richmond, Romeo, and Van Dyke. As the population of Farmington Hills ages and as Tea Party forces spread misinformation and distrust, we run the risk of becoming a town with an undesirable school system. If we cant attract young families to top quality schools, property values will decline. Watch the movement to our west - Walled Lake and South Lyon, among others.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 16:20:54 +0000
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