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candgnews.com APRIL 3, 2024 Vol. 43, No. 7
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Webster Early Childhood Center — located at 431 W. Jarvis Ave. in Hazel Park — would be rebuilt into a new elementary school if voters approve a 30-year bond issue for $150,000,000 May 7.
VOTERS TO CONSIDER $150 MILLION HAZEL PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOND OFFICIALS SAY 30YEAR BOND WOULDN’T INCREASE TAXES, BUT CRITICS SAY DETAILS ARE SCARCE
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BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
HAZEL PARK — On May 7, voters in the Hazel Park Public Schools district will decide the fate of a $150 million school improvement bond, to be paid over the next 30 years. Officials say that if the bond is approved, taxpayers will see no increase in their school taxes and that the total millage rate will decline in time. But critics contend the plan is poorly defined with little community input, and that it asks for a commitment that is too big at a time of high inflation. If approved, the bond will fund the construction of an elementary school (71,000 square feet) replacing Webster Early Childhood Center. Amy Kruppe, the district’s superintendent, said See BOND on page 14A
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POLICE: MADISON HEIGHTS HOUSE FIRE FOLLOWED MURDER-SUICIDE BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com
MADISON HEIGHTS — Authorities have determined that foul play was involved in a house fire on Harwood Avenue in which two people were found dead. Paul Biliti, the fire marshal for Madison Heights, said that the 911 call came in shortly
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According to police, the home at 52 W. Harwood was the site of a murder-suicide and fire in which two Madison Heights residents died March 27. The home is seen here the following morning.