candgnews.com OCTOBER 30, 2024 Vol. 17, No. 23
PARKS MILLAGE Vote Nov. 5
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Millage on ballot for Farmington Public Schools voters BY CHARITY MEIER
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FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Voters in the Farmington Public Schools district have an operating millage renewal proposal on the Nov. 5 ballot.
“It will help to continue running our operations, which is obviously running our schools, paying our staff, and any of the support services throughout the district,” said Jennifer Kaminski, assistant superintendent for business services at Farmington Public Schools. The operating millage was created
when Proposal A went into effect 30 years ago. Proposal A significantly reduced property taxes and created a foundation allowance for schools. However, this meant that more affluent districts, such as Farmington, would have to function with a greatly reduced budget. Therefore, the state chose
to hold those districts harmless and allowed them to ask residential taxpayers to continue to provide the schools with additional funds via the operating millage. The amount they can collect per pupil was determined by the residential taxpayers as well.
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DOGS NOW PERMITTED IN PIONEER PARK BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
FARMINGTON HILLS — Dogs residing in Farmington Hills, as well as some of their owners, have reason to have a little extra spring in their steps these days, thanks to a recent City Council decision. At a Farmington Hills City Council meeting Oct. 14, an ordinance amendment that allows for dogs at Pioneer Park, located at 29885 Farmington Road, was unanimously approved. Dogs have been permitted at Founders Sports Park for several years, and at William Grace Dog Park for approximately 10 years, according to Ellen Schnackel, the city’s director of special services. Of the 14 parks in Farmington Hills, dogs are now permitted at three of them. At the meeting Oct. 14, Farmington Hills Mayor Theresa Rich did make it clear that the ordinance requires “dogs on leashes in Pioneer Park.” According to Schnackel, the dogs must be on leashes that are no more than 15 feet long and under the control of the owner. See DOGS on page 20A Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Due to a recent Farmington Hills City Council decision, dogs are now permitted at Pioneer Park. The park is located at 29885 Farmington Road.
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