FLINT -- On August 3, the Flint community will vote yes or no, to pay for school renovations across the district. 

NBC25 toured the oldest school in Flint, and found out what improvements need to be made. 

Flint residents say fixing up the Durant Tuuri Mott Elementary School is long over due, and its condition is giving the school a bad image. 

Flint resident Barbara Fountain knows where every crack, hole, and worn out radiator sits at Durant Tuuri Mott Elementary School, because as one of the school's custodians she's had to clean them for the past 30 years.

“There are a lot of repairs that need to be made around the district,” said Flint Resident Barbara Fountain. 

Repairs could be made possible if residents vote to approve a sinking fund millage request on August 3, it would generate more than 50 million dollars for building improvements; something Fountain says is long over due. 

“If there is something that we can do so that our children have a better learning environment, I hope that all the citizens agree with it,” said Fountain. 

D.M.T. Elementary was built in the 1920's, making it the oldest school in Flint. Time has taken its toll on the roof, sidewalks, and in the parking lot. 

"This area right here can get really congested as buses are going in and out, as parents are dropping off their youngsters for school, so it creates something of a safety concern,” said Bob Campbell, the Communications Manager for Flint Community Schools.

Inside, students use bathrooms that date back 60 years, and kids socialize in poorly lit hallways. 

Take a look at these chipped tiles, it's actually in a main hallway at the school, and it's right beneath this ceiling plagued with water stains, and on rainy days it's been known to leak. 

The communications director says the condition of the school has turned away perspective students, and has shrunk enrollment. 

“The reality is that the quality of the public schools has a huge bearing on the quality of life and the perceived attractiveness of that community,” said Campbell. 

And it's the community that makes decisions for Flint schools. A ‘yes’ vote would mean an average homeowner would be taxed an extra 23 cents a day for the next ten years. 

Extra money Fountain is willing to pay for bettering her grandkids education. 

"I want them to be in a beautiful environment, a clean environment, a colorful environment," said Fountain. 

Another school in need of improvement in Flint is Northern High School. 

Last summer an old air conditioning unit broke, and with no windows that opened, the superintendent had to close school for a day because of the unbearable heat. 

Flint Community Schools is the only district in Genesee County that does not have either a sinking fund, or bonded debt dedicated to building improvements.