Preliminary EHS Site Designs
Updated 4/20/10

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Video: EHS Storm Drains

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Check out a short video showing the current condition of the EHS storm drains.  These drains are one of the many areas targeted for improvement in the bond proposal.

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2010 Bond Proposal Information

The February 23rd school bond proposal addressed Goal 3 of the District’s strategic plan: Provide facilities that are safe, conductive to student learning, and offer opportunities for all. The proposal is designed to…

The cost for a family living in a house with a market value of $100,000 will be 63 cents per week (or $33 per year). Many will pay less and senior citizens may pay nothing.

The Q&A below will provide background information. The facts that follow the questions and answers indicate the specific improvements that will be made.

If you have additional questions, please call Superintendent Michele Burley at 786-5411.

Q&A about Escanaba’s February 23rd Bond Proposal

How much millage will be levied for this proposal?
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2010, under current law, is 1.99 mills ($1.99 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.17 mills ($2.17 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bond to repay the State. (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.

Why was this bond proposal on the ballot?
The Escanaba citizens involved in the school district’s strategic planning process recommended four goals. Goal 3 asks the school district to improve school facilities.

Was this bond proposal necessary?
Yes. There are at least three reasons:

  1. Our schools are not energy efficient. Making improvements that will decrease energy costs will allow the school district to redirect the savings to classroom instruction.
  2. With the exception of upgrades to accommodate the handicapped and a boiler replacement, Escanaba High School has not been renovated since it was built 50 years ago. Facility upgrades are long over-due. And, as grades seven and eight move to the Escanaba High School campus, renovations are needed to enhance the “School within a School” concept and improve student safety and security.
  3. Instructional technology is outdated and needs to be upgraded across the school district.

When will work begin?
Immediately. Renovations will begin with the most pressing needs at the high school. All work will be completed with 2 ½ years.

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Facts about Escanaba’s February 23 Bond Proposal

Here’s what will happen now that the $21.6 million bond proposal has passed:

Escanaba High School

Expenditures at Escanaba High School will be $17.4 million.

 

Lemmer Elementary School

Expenditures at Lemmer Elementary School will be $2.7 million.

 

Soo Hill and Webster Elementary Schools

Expenditures at Soo Hill and Webster will total $556,666.

 

Bus Garage

Expenditures at the Bus Garage will be $91,166.

 

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