Bond Proposal
Saugatuck Public Schools · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall Saugatuck Public Schools, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($49,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping a new community recreation center building, a new early childhood education center building, and additions to school buildings; partially remodeling the middle school/high school auditorium for the at1s, and furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping, and remodeling school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment; purchasing school buses; and preparing, developing, equipping, and improving athletic fields, athletic facilities, playgrounds, and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is 1.31 mills ($1.31 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a -0- mills net increase over the prior year's levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.92 mills ($1.92 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Saugatuck Public Schools in Allegan County asks voters to approve borrowing up to $49,500,000 through general obligation unlimited tax bonds. The money would pay for a new community recreation center, a new early childhood education center, school additions, and remodeling, plus instructional technology, school buses, and athletic fields and sites. The wording estimates a 2027 levy of 1.31 mills, with no net increase, and bonds that could run up to 25 years. A YES vote approves the borrowing. A NO vote means the district does not borrow this money.
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