Tuesday is election day in Michigan, with some local municipalities and school districts holding elections. The NICE Community School district in western Marquette County is asking to extend the “sinking fund millage” for another ten years. If it passes, the new millage will run from 2024 through 2033, collecting about $950,000 per year for the school.
A similar proposal for the Marquette Area Public Schools. That is also a ten-year extension of the current sinking fund millage. This is a levy of 0.934 mills, which brings in 1-point-1 million dollars a year. The dollars in both proposals are used for building repairs and upgrades, not for salaries. But the “sinking fund” does free up general fund dollars for staffing and other expenses.
In the eastern U.P., the Pickford Public Schools have a $3.5 million bond proposal before the voters. The money would build on the bond proposal that was passed in 2019, allowing the district to complete the expansion and improvement efforts originally planned.
The district says that increased costs due to the pandemic have caused the District to place parts of the original project on hold. The tax increase would be about 25 dollars per year for a 100-thousand dollar home, with a taxable value of 50-thousand.
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