QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Community Schools board is evaluating a proposal for a $59.5 million bond issue that could appear on the May 2026 ballot.
The initiative, guided by community input and a facility assessment highlighting critical repair needs, focuses on renovating existing school buildings rather than constructing new ones. If the board greenlights the process at the November meeting, the necessary documentation would proceed to the Michigan Treasury in January for potential ballot inclusion.
The detailed plan encompasses numerous projects, including the demolition of the 1931 middle school for a parking area and the conversion of its gym into a cafetorium.
The high school is slated for modifications, including transforming classrooms into middle school science labs, adapting its gym for middle school physical education, and adding a new two-story classroom building and gymnasium. Additional proposals include building a new bus garage, creating more parking by demolishing a nearby residence, and upgrading facilities at Jennings Elementary.
Financially, the bond would raise the school millage by 4.55 mills, resulting in an estimated annual increase of $386.75 for a homeowner with the median property value.
The proposal positions Quincy as the final district in the county to consider a bond issue for significant school renovations.
Earlier this year voters in the Union City school district approved a $19.1 million bond, just this week The Bronson school district had their $29.9 million bond approved and Coldwater Community Schools are in the process of seeking voter approval of a $53 million dollar bond that would appear on the ballot in May.
The next Quincy School Board meeting is scheduled for November 17th.
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