Bond issue for new schools to be on Poland ballot in fall

POLAND

Poland voters will decide in November on a bond issue to build a new elementary and middle school.

Superintendent Dave Janofa explained the district is moving forward with the second proposal discussed at the March 2 town-hall meeting, but this plan will have less millage. At its meeting Monday, the board of education unanimously approved putting a 34-year bond issue on the ballot this fall.

The millage that voters will decide on will be calculated by the Mahoning County Auditor’s Office, but Janofa believes it will be near 4.78-mills to build a new K-5th-grade building and middle school. He said the estimated 4.78-mills would cost the owner of a $100,000 home $167.23 annually over the 34-year bond.

The state funding is through the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission covering 19 percent of the cost. A detail of the plan is available on the district’s website, www.polandbulldogs.com, and has the state paying about $7 million for the project estimated at almost $37 million. The local share is $29,968,109. Read more about the project in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.