Voters in Algonac and Marysville school district passed two millages Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The Marysville Public Schools Operating Millage Renewal Proposal passed with 2,413 votes in support and 1,487 votes against, while the Algonac Community Schools Sinking Fund Millage Renewal Fund passed with 2,329 votes for it and 2,161 votes against it, according to unofficial results.
“We knew it was going to be close,” Algonac School District Superintendent Alan Latosz said Wednesday after the millage passed. He said he knew a new millage was a big ask with most people’s living expenses on the rise, but that the funds would greatly help the district and students. “I’m thankful to be a superintendent in a community that’s willing to invest in kids.”
Marysville School District Superintendent Tracie Eschenburg was not available for comment.
The Algonac millage, which is expected to raise just under $2 million in its first year, will be used by the district to renovate classrooms, lockers and restrooms in the district, repair the Algonac High School tennis court, install a new pickleball court, replacing lighting at the stadium, upgrading classroom technology, replacing windows and doors in old buildings, resurfacing multiple parking lots, renovating the Algonquin Auditorium, and constructing a new baseball/multipurpose facility.
The Marysville millage is estimated to raise $4.3 million annually. Passage of the millage allows the school district to receive the full per-pupil foundation allowance permitted by the state, allowing the district to pay for classroom materials and supplies, transportation, athletics, music, art and staffing.
This article originally appeared on Port Huron Times Herald: Algonac and Marysville pass school millage votes
Reporting by Johnathan Hogan, Port Huron Times Herald / Port Huron Times Herald
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