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Caledonia board calls May 6 special election to renew nonhomestead millage, opts to add cushion
Summary
After a detailed fiscal briefing, the Caledonia Community Schools board voted Jan. 27 to place a nonhomestead millage renewal (option 2) on a special election May 6, 2025, seeking added millage 'cushion' to protect district revenue against Headlee rollbacks.
The Caledonia Community Schools Board voted Jan. 27 to call a special election for May 6, 2025, to renew the district—s nonhomestead millage and to ask for additional millage authority intended as a cushion against future Headlee rollbacks.
Superintendent Dirk gave a detailed presentation on how the district—s foundation allowance and local nonhomestead tax interact. He said the state—s foundation allowance this year is $9,608 per pupil and that Caledonia—s full‑time equivalent enrollment is just over 5,000 students, producing about $48 million of foundation‑allowance revenue — roughly 68% of general‑fund revenue. Dirk said the district—s calculated nonhomestead taxable value is about…
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