candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 Vol. 23, No. 21
SPOTLIGHT ON SENIOR LIVING/10A
PROPER PLANNING TAKES SENIORS ABROAD
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Bloomfield Hills voters to see sinking fund extension/increase proposal on ballot
Birmingham Seaholm head coach Jim DeWald gives a thumbs up during the team’s week two win over Avondale Sept. 5. Photo by Donna Dalziel
BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Voters in the Bloomfield Hills Schools district will decide on a 1.5-mill sinking fund replacement proposal that would be an increase over the expiring levy by just over 0.8 mills for 10 years. The measure will be decided in the Nov. 4 election. The millage was originally levied by the district in 2005 for 1.5 mills. It was then renewed by voters in 2014 for 0.74 mills, 2018 for 0.71 mills and 2023 for 0.6976 mills. A mill is $1 for $1,000 of a home’s taxable value. Superintendent Rick West said, “We have evaluated our needs over the course of what we anticipate over the next decade, and believe that the one and a half mills is the appropriate levy to meet our required needs.” The 2023 sinking fund levy passed with a 67.9% approval from voters. Once it passed, the Board of Education assessed the facility needs of the district to determine a long-term solution. As taxable values increase over the 10-year period, collections are expected to range between $7.9 million and $9.9 million per year. The funds must be used “for the construction or repair of school buildings, school security improvements, the acquisition or upgrading of technology, the acquisition of student transportation vehicles, trucks and vans and parts, supplies and equipment used for the maintenance of these vehicles and for any other purposes permitted by law,” according to the See SINKING FUND on page 19A
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WEEK 4 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MATCHUPS TO WATCH BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The high school football season is in full swing and we already enter Week 4 of the 2025 campaign this weekend.
Marquee matchup of the week
7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Sterling Heights Stevenson at Macomb Dakota A highly anticipated MAC-Red showdown is the talk of the town this week. Stevenson and
Dakota have both gotten off to great starts in the 2025 season, and the winner of this game may control sole possession of first place in the division.
Matchups to watch
7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Oak Park at Birmingham Seaholm After longtime Seaholm head coach Jim DeWald became the winningest coach in school history on Sept. 5, the Maples will look to keep rolling against OAA opponent Oak Park.
ELEMENTARY OPEN HOUSE 10/28
HIGH SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE 10/8 + 10/21
E S T A T E
Experience Makes the Difference
See FOOTBALL on page 8A
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