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Clarkston board narrowly votes to put Oakland County enhancement millage on August ballot
Summary
The Clarkston Community School District Board voted 4–3 to place a proposed countywide 1.5-mill, six-year regional enhancement millage on the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot, after a debate over local control, cost illustrations, and transparency for voters.
The Clarkston Community School District Board of Education voted 4–3 to direct Oakland Schools to submit a countywide regional enhancement millage question to the Aug. 4, 2026 ballot.
Superintendent Dr. Ryan summarized the proposal as a countywide 1.5-mill levy over six years that, if approved by Oakland County voters, would be collected beginning December 2026. He said the measure is designed to give voters a county-level option to raise additional operating funds for schools and estimated it could raise roughly $781 per pupil annually and about $4,686 per pupil over six years; he used a $200,000-home…
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