White Pigeon – Millage renewal on May ballot

Members of the White Pigeon Community Schools Board of Education voted Wednesday to pursue renewal of a three-mill sinking fund.
The question will appear before district voters May 2.
If approved, the measure – originally passed in 2007 and renewed in 2012 – would generate more than $4.8 million over its five-year life.
The estimated total of the nearly two dozen items making the cut is close to $4.4 million. Costs range from $7,600 for a sound-isolation measure in the high school’s band room to $938,000 for natural ventilation and CO2 sensors building-wide at the district’s two school sites.
Board president Dan Cropsey said having the renewal request on the table means a committee will be formed in an effort to educate the district’s registered voters.