While there is no doubt that the Great Recession decimated much of the U.S. Economy, and specifically here in Lapeer County, things have gotten and continue to get better and better. While the birth rate has continued to decline in recent years, new births are NOT the only reason districts grow.
Below is a chart provided by the Lapeer Construction Code Authority of new home starts from 2013, to early August of 2019. In 2013, the CCA shows 38 new homes were built. This is the low point in the last 6 years. The last complete year of 2018 we had 106 new homes built. That is nearly a 300% increase since 2013 and we are on track to have an even better year this year with 75 new homes being built and nearly 5 months to go.
While this growth is county wide and not just LCS territory, it does show strong growth and many new homes being built in our county and district.
But the good new doesn't stop there.
In the March 31st Lapeer County Press, the story "Developer plans to expand mobile home park", we learned that the Pine Lakes mobile home community plans on adding 135 homes to it roster.
In the June 16th addition of the County Press, we learned the city of "Lapeer to get $12M apartment complex" This will add 147 homes the LCS school district.
When you add up the fact that LCS enrollment was in fact UP 29 students last year, NOT down (http://bit.ly/31plnPf), along with all the development going on throughout Lapeer County including the LCS school district, spending $94.9 million on a plan built on reductions, and building unnecessary buildings makes NO sense. Perhaps someone should pass these good news stories on to our LCS Board and Administration...
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