WYOMING, Mich. – The Wyoming Public Schools Board of Education is delaying a public vote on a bond proposal, after backlash from the Kent County Taxpayers Alliance.

On May 15, the Alliance announced it would oppose the district’s tax in August, calling it a “rapid-fire” election that’s “a waste of taxpayer dollars.”  The same millage failed in a public vote on May 7.

During a work session on May 20, the Board of Education voted to wait until November 2013 to place the bond issue on the ballot.  The Board previously planned to put the tax to a vote during the August 2013 election, but members agreed extra time is needed to make any necessary changes to the bond proposal.

During the work session, board members also discussed possibly relocating programs and using different facilities, including the former Newhall building, to alleviate crowding.  The Board is expected to vote on those proposals during their regular meeting June 10 at 6 p.m.

Rockford Relay For Life raised $318,000 for the American Cancer Society, making it one of the most successful fundraisers in the state.

Other West Michigan communities are doing their part.  During the Wyoming-Grandville Relay For Life on May 10, participants raised at least $54,857.  That same day, participants in the Grand Haven-Spring Lake Relay For Life collected at least $45,984 for the American Cancer Society.  Runners and walkers in East Grand Rapids raised at least $56,531 during their Relay For Life May 17.  On May 18, the Relay For Life of White Lake generated at least $43,211 for the American Cancer Society, while Relay For Life of Comstock Park raised at least $42,815.

And don’t count local colleges out.  In April, Grand Valley State University raised at least $85,263 during its Relay For Life, Western Michigan University collected at least $32,083 and Aquinas College raised $5,670.

Plenty more communities are planning Rel