QUINCY, MI (WTVB) – The Quincy Community Schools Board of Education is expected to approve submitting their Pre-Qualification Application to the Michigan State Treasury Department when they meet tonight.
In the application process, the district needs to provide facts and figures to justify the expense and scope of the project.
The decision to move forward in the bond process came following a recommendation from a community committee to address a comprehensive list of critical facility repairs and renovations across the district’s buildings, including the nearly 100 year old middle school.
The language of the ballot proposal that would go before voters in May would then come up for approval at the January 2026 meeting.
The bond plan, developed after an assessment revealed an immediate need for $8.7 million in critical repairs, focuses on renovating existing structures rather than building new schools.
Plans include
- Demolishing the existing 1931 middle school building to create a new parking lot.
- Converting the old middle school gymnasium into a “cafetorium” with a kitchen and stage.
- Renovating the current high school to accommodate middle school administration and science labs.
- Adding a new two-story classroom building and gymnasium at the high school.
- Building a new bus garage and expanding parking at Jennings Elementary.
If approved by voters, the bond would increase the school millage by 4.55 mills. For a homeowner with the district’s median property value, this would result in an estimated additional cost of $386.75 per year in property taxes.
The board and Superintendent John Denny held a public information meeting last month to present the plan and gather community feedback.
The district is the last of the four county school systems to propose a major bond issue for facility overhauls.
Tonight’s board meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.
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