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Shall Whitehall District Schools, Muskegon County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of: erecting, remodeling, equipping and re-equipping, furnishing and refurnishing school buildings, additions to school buildings, and facilities, including safety and security improvements and secure entrances; preparing, developing, improving and equipping structures and sites; purchasing school buses; and acquiring, installing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2026 is 1.80 mills ($1.80 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.37 mills ($2.37 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). (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.)