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Results of school bond, millage requests in Tuesday's election mixed

A roundup of the results of requests by area schools for bonds and millage on May 2 shows both approvals and rejections by the voters.

 

Delton Kellogg Schools request for renewal of  the 18 mill non-homestead millage for four years passed, 604 to 546.

 

Kent Intermediate School District voters passed an enhancement millage request for  0.9 mill for 10 years, 39,996 to 34,193. Barry County voters in the Intermediate voted against the proposal, 1,110 to 816.

 

Kalamazoo  Educational Service Agency’s request for renewal of 1.5 mills for three years in Regional  Enhancement Millage passed 16,833 to 10,386. Barry County voters tallied 101 “no” votes to78 “yes” votes.

 

Both proposals by Wayland Union Schools failed: The $34.1 million bond proposal, 1,959 to 1,103 and the $20.845 million bond proposal by  2,011, to 1,049 (including Barry and Allegan County). Barry County voters in the district also rejected both requests: proposal 1, by 150 to 86 and  proposal 2, by 153 to 83.

 

Pennfield School District voters rejected a $8.6 million, 30 year bond proposal, 855 to 820. Barry County voters in the district reflected the loss, 23 to  9.

 

In Prairieville, the request for .8174 mills for four years for police protection was denied, 304 to 232.

 

 

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