Tuesday's 'no' vote puts district in a 'less proactive position' to make improvements to buildings, said Superintendent Gerald Hill.
Edited: 1:55 p.m., Dec. 17 to remove information regarding building and site sinking fund The West Bloomfield School District administration could be faced with difficult decisions regarding the value of making improvements to buildings versus continuing general fund expenditures at an acceptable rate in coming years, according to Superintendent Gerald Hill. Hill said that the failure of the West Bloomfield Schools' building and site sinking fund millage proposal at the polls Tuesday could be a result of voters having never seen the measure discussed in the media or at community events. The 1.5-mill levy proposal ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable valuation) would have reportedly generated an estimated $2.4 million annually for the district to …
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West Bloomfield Schools Administrative and Community Services Building
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West Bloomfield School District Board of Education votes down a motion to rescind the June vote after public comments against the change from Green Elementary School.
Despite rancorous public comments Monday night, the renaming of Green Elementary to Sheiko Elementary School stands after the West Bloomfield School District Board of Education voted down a motion to rescind its June 13 vote to change the building name. Members of the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society and others packed Laker Commons in West Bloomfield High School prior to the 5-2 vote, before which Trustee Matt Chase criticized Vice President Bruce Tobin’s motion at the June meeting to change the name of the school. “There was no way we could comment or say negative things with Mrs. Sheiko standing in front of us, crying. I’m not sure if we could possibly have an open, public discussion on whether that was a legitimate decision,” …
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Sheiko Elementary School
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West Bloomfield High School
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cathy merzin
6:22 am on Friday, November 16, 2012
Thank you Karen. I also considered voting the bond issue down, because I don't agree with the way the District spends and spends. But I did vote yes, along with my neighbors and friends. All of this will be mute if the Governor and the Oxford Foundation Bill passes and students can go to any school district during the day. We will see how our Board will responds to this new attack on public … more ›