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WYOMING, MI — Voters on Tuesday, Nov. 4, approved both a $30 million bond proposal and a 10-year sinking fund millage renewal for Wyoming Public Schools. The bond passed with 813 votes (59.91%) to 544 votes (40.09%), while the millage passed with 835 votes (61.62%) to 520 votes (38.38%), according to the unofficial vote totals from the Kent County Clerk’s Office. The 2025 bond proposal totals $29.75 million to complete projects identified in the WPS Master Facilities Plan, including new learning spaces for students, air conditioning and secure entrances in remaining buildings, updates to the elementary media center, and a gym addition at Gladiola Elementary School. The previous bond requests came at no tax increase to residents. The 2025 request will decrease taxes from the current rate of 5.65 mills to 5.50 mills in 2026, WPS Superintendent Craig Hoekstra said. For a home with a $100,000 taxable value, that equals $550 a year, according to WPS. The millage proposal was to renew the school system’s current sinking fund millage of .4595 mills — less than 46 cents on each $1,000 of taxable property value — for 2026 through 2035. For a home with a $100,000 taxable value, that amounts to $45.95 in taxes per year. The millage was expected to raise approximately $630,427 in the first year for repairs, safety, technology replacements and buses, according to WPS. All election results are unofficial until verified by the Board of County Canvassers.
