Lake Orion Community Schools — School Improvement Bond Proposition (Oakland County)

What it does

Shall the Lake Orion Community Schools, County of Oakland, State of Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred Fifteen Million Nine Hundred Eighty-Five Thousand Dollars ($115,985,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, to pay the cost of the following projects for the purpose of creating a modern, safe and healthy learning environment for students: • Equipping school buildings for safety and security, including security doors, backup generators and access controls; • Remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing, re-furnishing school buildings and other facilities, including improving infrastructure, roofs and heating, plumbing, and electrical systems; • Erecting and completing additions to school buildings and other facilities which include additions for special education programs and an addition at the High School for robotics, career tech and trades education; • Acquiring and installing instructional technology infrastructure and equipment in school buildings and other facilities; and • Preparing, developing and improving sites at school buildings and other facilities and the purchase of school buses? The annual debt millage required to retire all bonds of the School District currently outstanding and proposed pursuant to this ballot is expected to be at or below 7.00 mills which is a 0 mill increase from the annual debt millage levied in 2026. The maximum number of years any series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of refunding, is not more than twenty (20) years; the estimated millage that will be levied to pay the proposed bonds in the first year is 1.74 mills (which is equal to $1.74 per $1,000 of taxable value); and the estimated simple average annual millage that will be required to retire each series of bonds is 2.06 mills annually ($2.06 per $1,000 of taxable value). If approved by the voters, the bonds will be guaranteed by the State under the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program (the “Program”). The School District currently has $129,685,000 of qualified bonds outstanding and $0 of qualified loans outstanding under the Program. The School District does not expect to borrow from the Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated computed millage rate required to be levied to pay the proposed bonds may change in the future based on changes in certain circumstances. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, repair or maintenance costs or other operating expenses.)

A YES vote means

Lake Orion Community Schools could borrow up to $115,985,000 in bonds of up to 20 years for security, roofs and building systems, additions for special education and career tech, technology and buses, with total debt millage expected to stay at or below 7.00 mills (no increase).

A NO vote means

Lake Orion Community Schools would not borrow this $115,985,000.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

Lake Orion Community Schools' Board of Education placed this bond proposal on the ballot; according to the ballot language, the district's total debt millage is expected to stay at or below 7.00 mills, a 0-mill increase from the debt millage levied in 2026.

The ballot language estimates the new bonds would require 1.74 mills in the first year and an average of 2.06 mills a year, with no series outstanding more than 20 years; the district currently has $129,685,000 in state-qualified bonds outstanding.

The district says the money would be spent over four years on projects including lockdown doors and generators, technology and safety technology, bus replacement, and athletic facilities such as scoreboards, bleachers and the high school fieldhouse.

The district's bond page lists the amount as $115,958,000, while the county's official proposal list gives $115,985,000; the ballot amount is the one voters approve.

Put on the ballot by Lake Orion Community Schools Board of Education (2026).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Lake Orion Community Schools mean?

Lake Orion Community Schools could borrow up to $115,985,000 in bonds of up to 20 years for security, roofs and building systems, additions for special education and career tech, technology and buses, with total debt millage expected to stay at or below 7.00 mills (no increase).

What does a NO vote on Lake Orion Community Schools mean?

Lake Orion Community Schools would not borrow this $115,985,000.

How many votes does Lake Orion Community Schools need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Lake Orion Community Schools?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.