White Pigeon bond proposal defeated

A local school district had its bond proposal defeated in Tuesday night’s election.

White Pigeon Community Schools was seeking a “replacement” of the current sinking fund. The new renewal was to be set at 3 mills over the next five years, the same level as the current fund in place. The renewal was expected to generate approximately $1.8 million in the first year.

Due to some recent changes in law, the sinking fund money could have been used for additional roles not previously stated in the original. It was defeated by only a handful of votes, with 632 “no” ballots and 606 “yes” ballots between Cass and St. Joseph counties.