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Saugatuck Public Schools Bond Proposal

Saugatuck Public Schools · Allegan County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Douglas City, Laketown Township, Saugatuck City, Saugatuck Township.

Saugatuck Public Schools Bond Proposal

Bond Proposal1.31 mills$49.5 million

Shall Saugatuck Public Schools, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($49,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping a new community recreation center building, a new early childhood education center building, and additions to school buildings; partially remodeling the middle school/high school auditorium for the arts,…

YESA YES vote authorizes the sale of $49.5 million in bonds, repaid through a property tax levy over the life of the bonds.
NOA NO vote rejects the borrowing — no bonds are issued and no new debt levy is added.
Official ballot language

Shall Saugatuck Public Schools, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($49,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping a new community recreation center building, a new early childhood education center building, and additions to school buildings; partially remodeling the middle school/high school auditorium for the arts, and furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping, and remodeling school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment; purchasing school buses; and preparing, developing, equipping, and improving athletic fields, athletic facilities, playgrounds, and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 1.31 mills ($1.31 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a -0- mills net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.92 mills ($1.92 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

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