2018 Bond

November 27, 2023 Update

In 2018, Lincoln Consolidated School voters supported a $25 million bond to improve facilities for security, athletics, fine arts, transportation, technology, and more.  It is so exciting to see the completion of projects around the district.

The final project of the 2018 bond, the construction of the new stadium building, has faced delays due to the state permit process. As we near the project’s completion, we are excited to be able to provide a facility within the stadium complex where teams can get ready and strategize for their games. We expect the building to be fully operational by the beginning of the spring athletics season.

 

Bond Ballot Language

Lincoln Consolidated School District Bonding Proposal Shall Lincoln Consolidated School District, Washtenaw and Wayne Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, for the purpose of:

remodeling, equipping and re-equipping school buildings, including for security purposes; erecting and equipping a new field house at the high school; erecting, equipping and furnishing a new indoor training facility; acquiring, installing and equipping or reequipping school buildings for instructional technology; purchasing school buses; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping playgrounds, athletic fields and facilities and the site?

The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2018, under current law, is 0 mill ($0.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.72 mills ($1.72 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $10,918,018 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $32,090,282. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 27 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 7.35 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $90,370,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is approximately $12,905,749. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for
repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)