Community colleges across the country need stable funding to serve their students. Many get this funding through millage votes, where local taxpayers decide whether to support their community college with property tax revenue.
Millage renewals often provide substantial portions of college operating budgets, funding programs that serve local education and workforce needs. When these proposals fail, institutions face difficult choices about program cuts and facility maintenance that can reduce their ability to serve students and employers alike.
When a millage vote arrives, the question voters ask is not, “Should we support this proposal?” but rather, “Has this college earned our continued investment?” Colleges that answer this question affirmatively through their daily work find millage campaigns far less daunting than those scrambling to make their case in the final weeks before an election.
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