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Novi board votes to place $425 million school bond on Nov. 4 ballot with no tax increase
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The Novi Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to place a $425 million bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot, saying the district would seek the upgrades without increasing the current tax millage.
The Novi Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to place a $425 million bond proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot and approved the ballot language that will appear to voters.
District leaders said the bond would pay for a multi-year facilities program centered on a large-scale renovation and additions at Novi High School, activity and performing-arts facilities, and upgrades at K–8 schools. "This is a $425,000,000 program," Superintendent Mica said during the board presentation, and he emphasized the package would be proposed with "a 0 mill increase" to the current tax levy.
The proposal, which the board approved by roll call after a motion from Trustee Mishner and a second from Trustee Beaudoin, lays out a roughly six- to eight-year construction program. Mica told the board the plan would start with a new activity center at the high…
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