Onaway Area Community School District’s bond proposal was narrowly defeated during Tuesday’s special election.

A total of 572 voted no and 550 voted yes, according to unofficial results.

The school district hoped to pass a bond proposal to provide approximately $10,290,000 to improve the school’s heating and cooling system, add a secure entrance vestibule, and improve drainage in parts of the building at a lower elevation, according to the 2025 bond proposal brochure.

The estimated debt levy for the bonds would have been 1.41 mills, with a net increase of 0.85 mills from the 2024 debt millage rate, according to the brochure. The average millage rate for the bonds over the life of the bonds was expected to be 1.78 mils. The debt payoff for the bond was expected to be less than 21 years.

A chart in the brochure calculates the increase in cost for the estimated millage increase of 0.85 mills. A home worth $100,000 in market value with a taxable value of $50,000 would cost $42.50 per year.

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