# Community Forum- 0 Mill Increase Bond 11/9/26 5:30 PM


**Body:** Alpena Public Schools
**Date:** November 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure


Alpena Public Schools held a community forum on November 9, 2026, to prioritize projects for a proposed bond with no mill increase. Participants reviewed building-by-building project rankings and developed lists for the school board to consider. The top-ranked projects totaled about $23 million, leaving room within the approximately $28 million target for additional projects and cost contingencies. No contract awards or spending approvals were made at the forum; the groups’ recommendations will inform the board’s final project list, expected in December.

Discussion included science labs, auditorium sound and lighting, doors, transportation drop-off areas, athletic facilities and locker rooms, bathrooms, and ventilation and safety improvements. Participants noted that bullet-resistant window treatments could cost millions and may be prohibitive; high school bathrooms were also discussed as an approximately $2 million option. Some participants favored projects with visible benefits to students and the community, and expressed concern that central-office projects might not receive community support. The meeting identified no formal votes; the board is to consider the submitted lists as it determines whether to proceed with the bond process.

**Source:** Alpena Public Schools