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Novi board begins formal conversation about protecting millage rate, eyes 2025 bond timing
Summary
Board members discussed protecting the district millage to preserve capital funds, reviewed timing options (Aug./Nov. 2025 or spring 2026), and asked staff and municipal advisers to return with financial scenarios and a recommended timetable for a potential bond question.
The Novi school board on Dec. 19 opened a formal discussion about whether to pursue action in 2025 to "protect the millage rate," a step district staff described as essential to preserve capital funding for roofs, boilers, playgrounds and other facility needs.
District staff explained that local capital for facilities is raised through voter‑approved millages; as property values rise, levy rates can decline unless voters authorize protection or renewal. "When that millage rate drops off, the school district is unable to then utilize or access…
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