GWINN, Mich. (WZMQ) – Last week’s election contained many surprises, upsets, and landslide victories; however, one Marquette County bond proposal was decided by the slimmest of margins.
The Gwinn Area Community Schools’ latest bond proposal was rejected by voters for the fifth time in four years. This time by only 14 votes.
The district will move forward with a meeting by the Tier 2 committee, a committee made up of local residents and school officials, which will analyze the needs of the district and decide whether or not to recommend to the school board to try again in a future election.
“I need to go ask the board if the Tier 2 committee decides. Yes, we need to go ask the board for approval for the May election. And the rallying and the momentum that we have will tip it over the edge,” said Dr. Croney.
The nearly 2 million dollar request would have funded building renovations, roof repairs, classroom additions, safety upgrades, and moving fourth- and fifth-graders into the high school/middle school building, among other projects.
