Voters turned out en masse for last Tuesday's vote on school board candidates and bond proposals, and voters had one thing to say: Now is not the time. Montague (MI) Area Public Schools (MAPS) was the only district who got voter approval - and even then, voters went for only one of the two bond proposals.

Voters send message to MI area districts

May 14, 2009

Voters turned out en masse for last Tuesday’s vote on school board candidates and bond proposals, and voters had one thing to say: Now is not the time.

Montague (MI) Area Public Schools (MAPS) was the only district who got voter approval – and even then, voters went for only one of the two bond proposals.

Montague’s $1.275 million proposal for artificial turf and other athletic improvements went down by a vote of 1166-705.

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