Continuation of Sales Tax for Educational Purposes -

Shall the special 1 percent sales and use tax for education currently in effect in Berrien County be continued for a period of time not to exceed 20 calendar quarters and for the raising of not more than $8,000,000 for the purposes of acquiring, constructing, repairing, improving, renovating, adding to, extending, upgrading, demolishing, furnishing, and equipping school buildings and support facilities in the Berrien County School District useful or desirable in connection therewith, including acquiring any necessary property therefore, both real and personal, specifically including the following: (1) adding to, renovating, repairing, improving, furnishing, and equipping existing school buildings and other buildings and facilities, including painting, paving, landscaping, installation of carpeting, flooring, and energy efficiency upgrades, equipping and furnishing cafeterias, and additional classrooms, including any necessary demolition; (2) adding to, constructing, renovating, furnishing, and equipping athletic facilities, including tennis courts, track facilities, and including any necessary demolition; (3) acquiring safety and security equipment; (4) acquiring instructional and administrative technology, equipment and material; (5) acquiring vocational, physical education and fine arts equipment, including band instruments and uniforms; (6) acquiring buses, a cargo van, vehicles, and transportation and maintenance equipment; (7) acquiring energy savings equipment, including making installment and/or lease purchase payments; and (8) paying expenses incident to accomplishing the foregoing? If continuation of the tax is approved by the voters, such vote shall also constitute approval of the issuance of general obligation debt of the Berrien County School District in the principal amount of up to $6,000,000, repayable from the proceeds of the aforesaid sales and use tax, for the purpose of funding such portions of the above projects as may be acquired, constructed and equipped with the proceeds of general obligation debt.