GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (via WOOD TV) — Many West Michigan voters went to the polls Tuesday, deciding on a slew of school bonds and millages.
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Voters narrowly approved a nearly $98 million bond for West Ottawa Public Schools, 24 Hour News 8 projects. In addition for upgrades to existing schools and playgrounds, the bond will pay for a new elementary school to serve the district's southeast area, a new performing arts center, a new sports stadium, new buses and new band and orchestra instruments.
In Rockford, voters approved a $174 million bond and an $11 million sinking fund, 24 Hour News 8 projects. The money will go toward a new elementary school for the west side of the district; more classrooms at Crestwood Elementary, Roguewood Elementary, North Rockford Middle and the Freshman Center; improvements to North Middle School; and new school buses.
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