A Mid-Michigan school district’s bond proposal failed in Tuesday's election. It would have given students new learning environments without increasing taxes.
Central Montcalm’s 47.5 million-dollar bond proposal would have funded efforts to update buildings and build an auditorium and early childhood classrooms.
The proposal failed by forty-two votes.
Marty James, superintendent of the school district, said he’s shocked the bond didn’t pass because the school board didn’t receive any negative feedback.
“That's kind of the most frustrating thing because we did not have an opportunity to combat anything negative because we really didn't have anything coming at us. We need to get that educational information. We need to find out the why behind it.”
James said the school board will evaluate the situation and decide if they want to put the bond back up for a vote.
