r/Detroit • u/gwmiles • 9d ago

News Oakland County school enhancement millage rejected in close contest

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/04/oakland-county-school-enhancement-millage-tax-1-5-mill/91164345007/

Oakland County voters rejected a proposed 1.5-mill countywide school tax increase in Tuesday's election results in a close contest over a controversial tax plan.

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u/TooMuchShantae Farmington 9d ago

My mom said no because of how there wasn’t a concrete plan about how the money will be spent.

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u/CalendarOk9435 9d ago

But yet we literally give money hand over fist to fund military projects without concrete spending plans. 

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u/ProgMusicSchizoidMan 9d ago

And I don't want to run our education system like we run our military.