1/27/14 - Voters in the Pinckney School District will be asked to approve a new millage this spring to pay for the district's public facilities. On Thursday, the Board of Education approved the final language for the millage, which will go before voters on May 6th. It will seek point-three mills for five years on all properties in the district. The tax is being called a 'recreational millage,' and will go to pay for the maintenance and operation of facilities including the public swimming pool, ball fields, tennis courts, playgrounds, and football fields, which are otherwise offered to the public free of charge. Superintendent Rick Todd says the money for those facilities currently comes from the district's general fund, which is intended for instruction. He adds that as a deficit district, Pinckney is having difficulty maintaining the level of funding needed to keep those services operating at the current level. The millage would supply the district with an estimated $312,000 every year. (TD)
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