Proposal Text

Eaton Rapids Public Schools Bonding Proposal -- To support a bond not to exceed $6,200,000

Shall Eaton Rapids Public Schools, Eaton and Ingham Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Six Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,200,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to and remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping existing school buildings; acquiring and installing educational technology in school buildings; purchasing school buses; and developing, improving and equipping playgrounds and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2013, under current law, is -0- mill ($0.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is sixteen (16) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.48 mills ($1.48 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bonds to repay the State. (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.)