KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Tuesday was a tough day for three funding requests on the ballot locally.
Two school bond issues in the Parchment and Otsego school districts, and a hike in funding for Alamo Township operations all failed by wide margins.
However, results from a very special election in Kalamazoo are also in. A referendum of local Hotel owners on whether they were willing to add a fee to their room charges to fund a new youth sports complex was held last month.
Discover Kalamazoo Director Jane Ghosh says their results were positive.
“75% of those cast ballots, and of those who cast ballots, 82% voted yes, so an overwhelmingly positive vote,” says Ghosh.
She says the next step will be to appoint a group to sort out which of three proposed sites would be the best for the new youth sports complex.
“That would meet to review the potential sites and then make the recommendation to the county.”
County commissioners will be asked to set up an ad-hoc site selection committee at their next meeting.
The facility would provide indoor hard-court surfaces for basketball and volleyball tournaments and for local use, and also serve as another tourist attraction for the area.
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