Category: K-12
Posted by Detroit News education team (The Detroit News) on Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:53 PMDetroit Public Schools to hold public meetings on bond referendum
Detroit Public Schools will hold a series of town hall meetings to provide the public with details on a bond referendum that would fund the construction of eight new schools and upgrades to 10 existing school buildings.
The issue, dubbed Proposal S, will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, and would allow the district to tap about $500 million in federal stimulus funds over the next 2 years. Residents' taxes would remain the same if the bond issue is approved, district officials said.
The dates and times of the meetings are as follows:
5 p.m. Sept. 21, Denby, 12800 Kelly Road
5 p.m. Sept. 22, Finney, 4180 Marlborough St.
5 p.m. Sept. 23, Maybury, 4410 Porter St.
5 p.m. Sept. 28, Bethune, 10825 Fenkell St.
5 p.m. Oct. 5, Henry Ford, 20000 Evergreen Road
5 p.m. Oct. 6, JR King, 15850 Strathmoor St.
5 p.m. Oct. 7, Southwestern, 6921 W. Fort St.
5 p.m. Oct. 8, Mumford, 17525 Wyoming St.
5 p.m. Oct. 12, Western International, 1500 Scotten St.
5 p.m. Oct. 14, King High, 3200 E. Lafayette St.
7 p.m. Oct. 14, Marcus Garvey, 2301 Van Dyke St.
5 p.m. Oct. 20, Cooley, 15055 Hubbell Ave.
7 p.m. Oct. 20, Duffield, 2715 Macomb St.
5 p.m. Oct. 27, Northwestern, 2200 W. Grand Blvd.
7 p.m. Oct. 29, Mark Twain, 12800 Visger St.
