5/7/14 - The ballot proposals of two local school districts went before voters Tuesday, and while one saw a landslide victory the other was rejected by voters. In the Hartland Consolidated School District, voters were asked to approve a five-year renewal for the 18-mill property tax that helps pay for district operations. The millage was passed by a margin of more than 3-to-1 and will provide about $4.3 million to the district every year. The renewal is traditionally done every year, but changes at the state level prompted the district to try for five years this time around. In the Pinckney Community School District, officials were asking for a 0.3 mill, 5-year property tax for the deficit district to continue to offer recreational facilities, like the swimming pool and ball fields, at a relatively low cost to users. That millage was rejected in every voting precinct, which Superintendent Rick Todd says is disappointing. He says it is not clear at this time what the district will do to compensate, but bringing the issue back before voters in the August or November elections is not out of the question. That proposal was rejected by a smaller margin than that seen in Hartland, with less than 56% of voters against the millage. (TD/JK)
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