Paw Paw Public Schools will place a bond proposal on the August ballot. Superintendent Rick Reo tells WSJM News the district has been studying its needs for a few years now, and conducted community forums and surveys as it planned for the bond. It’s seeking $54.6 million for a variety of work throughout its buildings.
“Number one, one of our big projects is an early childhood center,” Reo said. “That’s an area where I think we’re behind in terms of providing an early childhood education, in other words pre-school. I think there’s a great need, and we’re trying to address that.”
Other improvements would include the addition of a STEM lab and makerspace, new furniture, new mechanical equipment, a high school cafeteria addition, energy efficiency work, and redesigned traffic flow at the high school. Reo says the bond would increase property taxes by one mill, working out to about $4.17 per month for a home with a market value of $100,000. The bonds would be issued in two phases, one shortly after the vote for about $17 million, and then another two years later for the rest of the $54 million. Voters can learn more at PPPS-Bond.com.
