Voters approve DeWitt’s roughly $157 million school bond

What happened

Voters approved DeWitt Public Schools’ roughly $157 million bond on Nov. 3, clearing the way for a multiyear capital program across the district. The plan funds major additions and renovations at schools while keeping the existing 10-mill debt tax rate, rather than increasing it.

Why it matters to families

The vote moves a large districtwide building program from a proposal to an approved funding plan, affecting facilities at every school without raising the debt tax rate.

The evidence

At the Nov. 9 meeting, a board member referred to the bond as having “passed,” and the superintendent called the result a “tremendous win” for students, the district and community. The previously published bond proposal described about $157 million in phased projects, including additions and renovations at district schools, funded while maintaining the current 10-mill debt tax rate.

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