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This video provides an overview of the two proposals on the Nov. 5 ballot.

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Grandville Public Schools Lifelong Learners the Grandville Public Schools Board of Education is asking the community to vote on two school bond proposals on the November 5, 2019 election ballot We asked, and you answered In September 2018 the district sent postcards to 15,000 households, asking recipients to complete a survey about potential district improvements We received thousands of responses A committee composed of community members analyzed the results The bond proposals are result of these responses as well as months of research, discussion and input Proposal 1 would generate about 94 million $60,000 for school improvements and proposal to would generate about 29400000 dollars for a new District in community school proposal 1 what address School improvements throughout the District of accommodating growth and creating space and K through 8 by turning Grandville Middle School into a 5th and 6th grade building and constructing a new Middle School near the high school renovating a portion of an in town building to accommodate a growing number of families requesting preschool and childcare installing hardware and Technology as well as new locks and safety glass on interior classroom doors to CAD efforts to make our schools more secure building an addition to the Robotics and engineering center to house a comprehensive K through 12 robotics program and provide assembly competition and storage space centralized location installing air conditioning in the schools currently without AC including the middle school and 5 elementary schools to enable the more effective learning environment providing instructional technology to connect student the world of work and strengthens post-graduation employability replacing aged School own band and orchestra instruments and purchasing additional instruments for music at the elementary level renovating the Aging areas of the bus garage proposal 2 would address the district's aging pool facilities and space constraints the electrical and mechanical systems in our middle and high school pools are at the end their life spans the existing pools also have some functional limitations with the current configuration survey respondents suggested the option of a natatorium separate from the school this would allow the pool so what used to be used by Grandville and Calvin swim teams and the community during the week without impeding on the school day the current tools would be repurposed into educational spaces homeowners in Grandville Public Schools currently one of the lowest combined School District debt and sinking fund levies in Kent and Ottawa County's if both Bond proposals pass the new rate will still be below the average debt and sinking fund Levy for both counties The tax impact of proposal 1 would increase the debt living in 2020 by an estimated 1.85 mils over the 2019 Levy Proposal 2 would increase the debt Levy in 2021 buy an estimated .69 mils over the 2020 Levy Visit the district website to learn more about the bond proposals and find dates of public information forums Call Superintendent Roger Bearup at 6162546570 with any questions please vote on Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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