Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board

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• I'm Charmica Knight, running for Comstock School Board in November 2026. Parent of three Comstock students (past and present) committed to fiscal responsibility, academic excellence, and putting our kids first.

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 1K+ impressions · Promotional · Ad Library

• Three things bond money can't do. Two things built into this plan. Can't pay salaries. Can't cover repairs and maintenance. Can't fund other operating expenses. That's state law. And bond spending must be audited. Built in: three rounds, not one. The bonds would be issued in 2027, 2029 and 2031. The district says this lowers total interest and allows two years of repayment between rounds. Built in: technology updates. Each round includes an allowance for future technology purchases. Read the

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Safety is on the ballot too. The ballot language lists school safety and security improvements as a purpose of this bond. The district's prospective project list includes $1 million for an interior door-barricading system in every school. When it's activated, it alerts emergency response and local authorities. Like every project on the list, it's at the Board's discretion. Reminder: tomorrow, Monday, October 19, is the last day to register online or by mail. After that, register in person wi

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• Comstock High School's heating system dates to 1965. That's from the district's bond FAQ. So is this: there's no air conditioning in the building except in the office and the library. The 2022 bond planned to fix that. Then HVAC costs jumped. The FAQ says the price went from just over $2 million to almost $6 million in a matter of months. The district installed piping and ductwork for a future system instead. The district's prospective list for this bond includes $6 million for modernized hea

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 0+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• "Why does the district keep asking for money?" It's a fair question. Here's what the district's bond FAQ says. Michigan doesn't give school districts money for buildings. Voter-approved bonds are the main way to pay for them. From 1991 to 2016, Comstock voters approved one small bond. About $400,000, in 2010, to repair stadium seating after it was condemned. Meanwhile, the buildings kept aging. State law caps school debt at 15% of a district's taxable property. For Comstock, that's about $15

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library

• “Why does the district keep asking?” Part 2. The answer goes back to 1994. Before 1994, local property taxes paid most school costs. Districts asked voters for classroom money. In March 1994, Michigan voters approved Proposal A. Classroom funding moved to the state, set per student. Districts can no longer ask local voters for more. It also protected homeowners. Your home’s taxable value can rise no more than 5% or inflation each year, whichever is less. But Proposal A left buildings out. T

  19 October 2026 · Charmica Knight for Comstock School Board · $0 – $99 · 100+ impressions · Informational · Ad Library