Macomb County Voters Reject Special Education Enhancement Millage
Macomb Township voters passed the special education enhancement millage, but the county as a whole rejected the proposal.
It came down to only a few thousand votes, but the special education enhancement millage was ultimately rejected in Macomb County Tuesday night. While the proposal was passed by less than 500 votes in Macomb Township, the "no" majorities posted by neighboring townships such as Shelby, Chesterfield and Clinton, contributed to the failure of the 1.2-mill property tax proposal in the county as a whole. Had the proposal been passed, its proceeds would have funded special education programs in Macomb County's 21 school districts and the Macomb Intermediate School District through 2030. Chippewa Valley Schools Superintendent Ron Roberts told Patch in a previous interview that if the millage didn’t pass, the district would “have an increased …
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Brian Hadfield
8:57 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
The ignorance here is unbelievable. People who have no connection to education, and do not know how budgeting for the schools, or their expenditures work, have made silly, uninformed comments. We, the voters, approve bonds that pass or fail to build new schools, athletic fields, etc. This is separate from student funding (like this failed millage) for kids.The state sets school funding according … more ›