May 4, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
Voters in the Fowlerville Community Schools district will be casting ballots today on a $37.8 million bond proposal that school officials say would fund a new building and improvements district-wide, while not increasing property taxes.
Superintendent Wayne Roedel says that if passed, the bond would help pay for a new K-2 school building, allowing them to transform the H.T. Smith Elementary School into the district s early childhood center and recreation department, likely in the fall of 2023.
It would fund the installation of air conditioning in both the Kreeger Elementary and Fowlerville Junior High School buildings, as well as upgrade the electrical system at Fowlerville High School, so that it would be set up for air conditioning in a future bond proposal, potentially in 2026.
Fowlerville Community School District is hoping to build a new elementary school and install air conditioning in existing buildings beginning next year.
The district hopes to do so with a $37.8 million bond proposal that goes before voters on May 4. School officials say the proposal will not increase property taxes.
Here are four things to know before the election.
What improvements will be made if the bond proposal passes?
Fowlerville Superintendent Wayne Roedel said there are multiple phases to the project.
First, air conditioning would be installed in Kreeger Elementary and Fowlerville Junior High School. The district also plans to upgrade the electrical system in the high school to install air conditioning in a future bond proposal.
April 8, 2021 By Tom Tolen / news@whmi.com
Ford - one of the Brighton Area School Districtâs 12 social-emotional-learning dogs â is resting at home after surgery last month for a torn ligament, which is equivalent to an ACL tear in his knee. The surgery was performed by Oakland Veterinary Referral Services in Bloomfield Twp., which donated the surgical procedure and waived all related charges.
It was for that reason that the Brighton Board of Education named the veterinary practice a âShining Starâ at its March 22nd meeting and accepted the donation of $3,900 in veterinary services. Karen Storey, whose idea it was to start the âPack of Dogsâ program and who is its founder, says, âThey jumped right on board to help Ford out. They knew first-hand the value that our dogs bring to the childrenâs and staffâs social and emotional well-being.â Storey adds that Dr. Kristin Wilson of the Arbor Hills Anima