School Millage, Bond Issues Face Voters
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HOAG AND SONS BOOK BINDERS 3 PAPERS SPRINGFOUT, uxca. 49284 113th Year, No. 6 ST. JOHNS, MICHIGAN -J. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1968 2 SECTIONS - 32 PAGES 15 Cents All but P-W have array of ballots School millage, bond issues face voters New 6-mill O-E asks Opening of school levy asked 14 mills at Bath on rebound next fall now rides BATH — Voters will ballot on OVID - ELSIE -Ovid-Elsie a request for 6 mills in-additional School District voters are being operating revenue, and also fill asked Monday to approve a 14- two board of education posts from mill operational tax levy for next on St Johns vote a list of four candidates Monday, year, despite the fact a 12,75- "It's not a question of half-day sessions anymore. Either we Supt'.^Roger Carlson said the mill request was turned down in have school or we don't." millage is sought In view of in March. That was St. Johns School Supt. Earl Lancaster's view of the creased operating expenses for The earlier issue lost by a situation this week as the school board awaits Monday's decision the coming year. It would be for mere 30 votes, however, and by voters on a 12.8-mill operational tax levy for the St. Johns one year and bring total voted school officials said there were School District. millage in the district to 16 PROPOSED NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ON SCHAVEY ROAD NEAR DeWITT several outstanding reasons why Without the additional millage, the district will not be raising mills. f a higher figure was put in its enough tax locally to qualify for state aid — about $1 million worth Seeking two four year posts on place for Monday's election, — and likely "would not be'able to open its doors next fall. the board of'education are in Supt, Robert Beauchamp said , The 7.717 mills allocated last week by the Clinton County cumbent Richard Ross,plus the school board feels there Allocation Board will bring in only $344,522 on the ,$44,6 million Benard Black, EzraSchalblyand DeWitt proposes $2.7 million should be an increase because valuation. By contrast the proposed "status quo" budget the board Robert Zeeb. Gaylord Morrill of the need to remain competitive has proposed for next year is for $2,099,570. is retiring from the board. with surrounding areas for the Unless the district can levy at least 8 mills, it won't qualify Voting , is scheduled from .7 hiring of teachers. He said teach for any state aid; It must levy 10 to qualify for the full amount, A a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bath Town ers and other school districts 12,8 mill proposal Monday, if it passes^viould give the local dis ship Hall. bond issue for new buildings are s.ettiing fbr higher contracts trict 20,.5l? mills — more than enough to qualify for state aid but than what Ovid-Elsie might be still short, the board contends, of enough to run the school system , able to with the 12,75 mills. like it should be. 2 millage issues DeWITT-~A~$2.7'miU'ionbGnd tect, bonds and( legal fees, and new classrooms and a conference On top of the normal increase issue and an additional 8,5 mills $353,600 for equipment, room. in cost, Ritchie pointed out that Also a factor, Beauchamp said, is the loss of ,483 mill from what THE 12.8 MILLS BEING ASKED is actually only 8.3 mills' on Fulton ballot for school operations are trig "" The new middle school would Getting back to the operational the school district has been more than what was levied against taxpayers last year, A 4,5 gering expected voter interest the schools expected to get from MIDDLETON — Two separate be constructed on 40 acres which issue, the 8.5millswouldbeover broadening its curriculum with t mill levy expired In December, in nextMonday's school elections the school district has under and above what Is already being such classes as foreign lan the county allocation board. In millage proposals and the elec stead of 8,2 mills, as was al The school district's valuation this year Is higher than an tion of two school board mem in the DeWitt School District. option adjacent to the present levied — 8,5 mills voted plus guages, while adding elementary ticipated, but a cut in the expected allocation didn't allow any im The school board seats are high school site. It would include 7,717 allocated by the county. ,and junior high library and art located last year, schools will bers are on the-ballots in the get only 7.717 mills this year. provement in the income picture for nextyear.School officials feel Fulton SchobfDistrict Monday. also open, but there are only 20 classrooms,plus library,caf- (The earlier 8.5 mill levy does and music for all the grades. the 12.8-really won'tdo the job, but they can make do if voters will etorium and gym, plus adminis not expire until 1969). This means a loss of $12,000 to One millage proposal is for 4 three candidates running for the The 8.5 mills being asked for approve it. positions, tration and conference areas. It "Our operating money has been the Ovid-Elsie district, Beau mills and is a renewal of an approval Monday will be for a champ said,- If they don't — it failed by only 44 votes March 23 — there's Is operational levy approved for one * The bond issue will be for a would front on Schavey Road exceeding our income the last a good possibility school won't be able to open in the fall unless the few years," .Supt. Ritchie said. three-year period, Ritchie said. year by voters last June. A 2- large-scale building program This is to avoid having to place state takes over its operation. Thislsquestinable,too, Supt. Lan mill issue on a separate ballot that will include a new middle THE SENIOR HIGH school ad THE SCHOOL BOARD also the extra-millage issue on the wants to apply one mill of the caster points out, because there has never been an instance of is an additional amount for paving school for sixth, seventh and dition would include two new ballot each year. such a need in Michigan before. the driveways and parking lot at eighth graders, and addition to English classrooms, two social new millage figure toward re CLINTON COUNTY - tiring the $104,d00 deficit that There 'would be time for yet a third vote before fall if the the Fulton High School site. the senior high school and the studies rooms, an arts and millage issue is turned down again. "But if we need a third elec Scott Elementary* School. THERE IS NO competition for has built up during the last two John Rosencrans, Duane Win- crafts room,-language lab, an the school board seats. Dale P. tion we'll lose 90 per cent of our staff," Lancaster said. Ironically, the Io.5 mills that enlarged shop area with drafting- traffic deaths years since defeat of a 4-mill sor and Charles ~Zelinski are Farhat and Mrs Merry Sellhorn issue In September 1966. Already the school has reported a need for 38 teachers next the candidates for two board of would be levied for the bond issue room added, an-expanded cafe , Since/January 1,1968 ' are candidates for two four-year year, much higher than the normal turnover, even with five new education seats. next year f*s aTialf-milllessthan teria ( to make its' cafetorlum, seats and Roland Lewis is An 8.5-mill tax levy for oper teachers needed to meet increasing enrollment. So far school what is currently being levied on complete with stage), and teacher seeking election for a two-year ations expired in December, officials haven't been able to sign up any new teachers because another debt-retirement pro workroom. The library would be term. Mrs Sellhorn and Lewis Beauchamp reminded voters, so they don't know whether school will open or not, P-W board only gram, remodeled and enlarged, as are incumbents, having been ap the 14-mill figure on the ballot would the^ homemaking area. pointed to the board as replace represents only a 5,5-mtll in- ALMOST LOST IN THE SHADOW of the millage issue are the topic for ballots THIS IS POSSIBLE, Supt. THIS TiMELAST (Story continued on Page 5-A) The addition1 to the Scott Ele- ments for Mrs Irene Zeeb and (Story continued on Page 5-A) ? James Ritchie said, because a y YEAR: 3 PEW AM O-WESTPHALIA - state school bond loan fund makes jnentary School would be for six Dale Heinze, respectively. Posts of two retiring board of it unnecessary to levy everything' education members will be filled over 7 mills for debt retirement. Monday. The 11-mill levy now being re Building bond issue is one Candidates seeking four-year tired and the proposed bond' terms are Francis Trlerweiler, issue, which would cost about 14 Thomas' A, Droste, Donald J. mills, would require about 25 Bengel and Mrs Marie Bengel. mills if It had to be paid all at Fowler has trio of ballots Incumbent board President Wal once. ter Keilen and treasurer James The state, however, will guar FOWLER — Three proposals Voters also will select two building would include 14 class Pung are leaving the board. antee 80 per cent of the excess will be on the ballot Monday for members 'for the -board of edu rooms, library, all-purpose Voting will be from 7 a.m.