A bond proposal in the Lamphere Schools district would have increased the school tax rate by 2.5 mills for the next 30 years, raising $47.4 million for a variety of building projects.

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MADISON HEIGHTS — For the second time this year, voters in the Lamphere Schools district rejected a bond proposal on Nov. 4, in a possible sign that taxpayers may be at their limit.

The final vote was 51.96% voting no (1,812 votes) and 48.04% voting yes (1,675 votes).

The proposal would have increased the school tax rate by 2.5 mills for the next 30 years, raising $47.4 million for a variety of building projects. The school district collects $1 for every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value, multiplied by the millage rate. As such, if the proposal passed, a home with a taxable value

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