Recreation, sinking fund renewals on ballot

April 12, 2023

Northview — District voters will be asked on May 2 to approve two no-tax-increase millage renewals.

The first proposal is for a 20-year renewal of a 0.6973 recreational millage for public and building playgrounds. The millage helps fund the Northview Community Fitness and Aquatic Center, supports the maintenance of athletic fields and allows district families to participate at no cost in middle and high school athletics or band.

The second proposal is for a 10-year renewal of the district’s 1.1472-mill building and site sinking fund. That is a savings account into which the district can deposit voter-approved local millage revenue to pay cash for technology, and for infrastructure projects and repairs, rather than incur debt or interest. Those funds cannot be used for salaries and benefits.

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Morgan Jarema

Morgan Jarema is a reporter and copy editor, covering Northview. She is a Grand Rapids native and a product of Grand Rapids Public Schools, including Brookside and West Leonard elementaries, City Middle/High School and Ottawa Hills. She found her tribe in journalism in 1997 and has never wanted to do anything but write. For 15 years she was a freelance journalist for The Grand Rapids Press, covering local schools and government, religion, business, home & garden and lifestyles. She and her husband, John, think even those without kiddos should be invested in their local schools and made to feel a part of them. Read Morgan's full bio