SCOTTVILLE — A Northern Michigan school district, hoping the 4th time is the charm to get a bond proposal passed to help with old buildings, making kids safer, and improving facilities.

The district has tried to pass a bond in 2021, 2022, and 2023 to pay for aging infrastructure, upgrade safety and security and some other amenities which initially included a turf football field and auditorium.

The superintendent Jeff Mount said they reduced the ask, requesting a 2.15 mil bond, totaling more than $22 million over the next 30 years.

“We have knocked off some things, but the problem is, is escalation of costs keep going up, right? It’s a two-bond series ask. So, in 2026 we will generate about $8 million of that and in 2028 will generate the rest of that through a second bond sale. And that

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