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OCTOBER 23, 2025 • Vol. 44, No. 24
Voters to consider school district bond proposal that won’t raise millage rates BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
Monarchy doesn’t fly with east side No Kings demonstrators BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
GROSSE POINTES/DETROIT — Over 1,000 people are estimated to have taken part in a No Kings demonstration on both sides of Mack Avenue around Cadieux Road Oct. 18 — well over the 200 to 300 organizers said they had been expecting. Hosted by the Eastside Alliance Indivisible and Grosse Pointe Harper Woods Democracy Coalition, the No Kings protest was organized to show opposition to what protesters say is the increasingly authoritarian nature of President Donald Trump’s policies and those of his administration. See PROTEST on page 10A
TOP: Over 1,000 people are estimated to have taken part in the No Kings protest along both sides of Mack Avenue near Cadieux Oct. 18. LEFT: Lori Zurvalec carries a sign with the message of the day.
GROSSE POINTES/HARPER WOODS — Along with mayors, city council members and municipal court judges, residents who live within the boundaries of the Grosse Pointe Public School System are being asked to weigh in on a bond issue during the Nov. 4 election. The district is hoping voters will approve a $120 million bond proposal aimed at addressing needs as identified by district officials and consultants along with needs identified through community input. These include upgrades to electrical and mechanical systems, new boilers, modern classroom furniture and learning equipment, relocation of the Grosse Pointe South High School office for safety, installation of an Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant elevator at Pierce Middle School to make the second floor and its science labs accessible to all, and repurposing of the Parcells Middle School pool space, among others. The proposal — which was unanimously approved for placement on the ballot by the Grosse Pointe Board of Education — represents no tax rate increase to residents, as it would keep the millage at or below 3.14 mills. That’s lower than the millage rate of many peer districts, including those in Birmingham, Troy, Northville, Novi, Ann Arbor and West Bloomfield. “Through strong financial stewardship the District was able to lock in lower interest cost than anticipated on the 2018 bond proposition,” Grosse Pointe Public School System Superintendent Andrea Tuttle said in an email interview. “The lower interest cost together with stronger taxable value growth allowed the District to structure
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