Next
month on November 8, Taylor School District voters will have an
opportunity to consider two ballot initiatives that would directly
impact all students in the district. Each will be on the Presidential
Election ballot.
The
first is the Wayne County RESA enhancement millage. The enhancement
millage, if approved, would levy 2 mills for six years,
and would bring approximately $2.6 million per year to the Taylor
School District.
This
millage would cost the average homeowner about $8 a month. These funds,
if approved, would be used to improve district technology infrastructure; purchase
instructional technology for students and teachers; repair, replace and upgrade
roofs, boilers, windows, exterior doors and parking lots; and to maintain low class
sizes for our students.
The
second initiative is the Taylor School District School Improvement Bond.
The
district, working in conjunction with Mayor Rick Sollars and the City of
Taylor, took the opportunity to ask voters to consider a school improvement bond
with a rate of 0.96 mills.
This
rate was chosen specifically to match an expired city of Taylor millage levy to
ensure that this school improvement bond, if approved, would have a net zero
impact on residents' tax bills. The former 20-year bond levy targeted purchase and renovation of large sites in the
southwest corner of the community.
Funds
from this school bond, if approved, would generate approximately $1.19 million
per year for the next five years.
These
funds are specifically targeted to support the purchase of new school
buses, repair and upgrade school buildings, and purchase instructional
technology.
