Brought to you by Election Magic 11/6/2007 - 11/6/2007

Proposal Text

City of Kalamazoo -- Kalamazoo Transit Authority Proposal

Shall the City of Kalamazoo Transit Authority, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, levy as new, additional millage, replacing previously authorized mills, an amount not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) per thousand dollars ($1,000) (1.00 mill) of the Taxable Value of all taxable property in the City of Kalamazoo for a period of one year, for 2008, to provide for public transportation services, including limited evening services? If approved and levied in its entirety in 2008, this millage would raise approximately $1,696,202 for the Transit Autority.

Portage Public Schools -- Proposal 1 - High School and District Wide Improvements

Shall the Portage Public Schools, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Eighty-Nine Million Eight Hundred eighty Thousand Dollars ($89,880,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of: -remodeling and constructing additions to Central and Northern High Schools and constructing replacement operations facilities in the School District; -furnishing, refurnishing, equipping and reequipping new and existing School District buildings, including acquiring school buses; -acquiring and installing technology infrastructure and equipment in and connecting School District buildings and assoiated remodeling; -acquiring, improvimg and developing sites, including traffic flow and parking improvements, and relocation of athletic fields and tennis courts associated with other high school improvements in the School District?

Portage Public Schools -- Proposal 2 - New Elementary Schools

Shall the Portage Public Schools, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Twenty-Nine Million Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($29,675,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds for the purpose of defraying the cost of: -constructing, furnishing and equipping new elementary school buildings at the School District's 12th Street and Lake Center sites; -acquiring and installing technology infrastructure and equipment in and for the new elementary buildings; and -developing the sites of the new schools, including playgrounds at 12th Street and other site improvements associated with construction of the new buildings?

Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency -- Bonding Proposal

Shall Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Five Million Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($25,350,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping a new special education facility; partially remodeling, refurnishing and re-equipping existing facilities; and developing and improving sites?