1/10/14 - The Pinckney Community School District is working on a ballot proposal for this spring to create a new recreation millage. Voters will be asked to approve a point-3 mill property tax, which would provide the district with an extra $300,000 per year. The money would be used to pay for the operation, utilities, and maintenance of the recreational facilities provided by the district, including the public pool and sports fields, as well as music programs. Pinckney is a deficit district, and so needs to do whatever it can to save money. Todd says the millage represents a large part of the district's deficit elimination plan. If it is rejected, he says some difficult decisions will have to be made about what programs continue to be offered at the district, or where funding can be found to continue to provide them. The ballot issue must go before the county before it can be put on the May 6th ballot as planned by the district. Some firm ballot language will most likely be brought before the Pinckney School Board at its next meeting later this month. (TD)
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