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Michigan City Area Schools holds preliminary hearing on $185.55 million bond plan
Summary
At a preliminary determination hearing, district leaders outlined a proposed $185,550,000 bond to renovate classrooms and K–8 facilities, with presenters saying the plan is structured to avoid increasing the debt service levy above 2026 levels and will be phased over multiple bond series.
The Michigan City Area Schools Board of Trustees held a preliminary determination hearing on April 28 to review a proposed $185,550,000 bond package intended to renovate classrooms across the district and fund K–8 building improvements.
Superintendent Dr. McCollum said the proposal grew from more than three years of strategic planning and community feedback and introduced project and finance presenters. Kevin Maguire described the scope as district-wide: "Every classroom in the district will be touched," he said, noting planned consolidations affecting Lake…
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