HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) — In addition to the Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 20, 2020, some voters will see other issues on their ballots. Here’s a list of each ballot proposal for Ottawa and Allegan county communities:
Park Township Airport Millage: Shall Park Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, impose an increase of 0.185 mills ($0.185 for each $1,000 of the taxable value of all property) in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for a period of ten (10) years beginning in the 2020 calendar year and ending December 31, 2029, for the purpose of providing funds for the operation, maintenance, and repair of the Park Township Airport? If approved and levied in its entirety in the first calendar year of authorization, this millage would raise an estimated $209,475.
Robinson Township Road Maintenance Millage Renewal Proposition: Shall the expired previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Robinson Township, Ottawa County, Michigan, of one (1) mill ($1.00 per thousand dollars of taxable value), reduced to .9696 mills ($0.9696 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at up to .9696 mills ($0.9696 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for eight (8) years, 2020 through 2027 inclusive, to provide funds for the paving, repair, construction or reconstruction of roads, bridges or drainage structures, raising an estimated $250,853 in the first year the millage is levied, and shall the Township be authorized to levy the tax?
Dorr Township millage proposal: Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within Dorr Township, Allegan County, Michigan, be increased and the Township be authorized to levy a millage in an amount not to exceed .60 mill ($.60 on each $1,000 of taxable value), of which .2951 mill is a renewal of the millage rate that expired in 2019 and .3049 mill is new additional millage, for ten (10) years, 2020 to 2029 inclusive, to provide funds for operating, maintaining and equipping the Dorr Township Library and for all other library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2020) if the millage is approved and levied by the Township is approximately $166,000.
City Of Allegan Proposals 2020-1: Shall the City of Allegan be authorized to sell .30 acres of land in the western portion of the Oakwood Cemetery to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo? 2020-2: Shall the City of Allegan be authorized to sell up to .33 acres of land in Mahan Park for development as a hotel, as part of a transaction in which at least .38 acres of new park land are added to Mahan Park?
Van Buren Intermediate School District Special Education Millage Proposal: This proposal will increase the levy by the intermediate school district of special education millage previously approved by the electors. Shall the current 3.3177 mills limitation ($3.3177 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the annual property tax previously approved by the electors of Van Buren Intermediate School District, Michigan, for the education of students with a disability be increased by .9 mill ($0.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2020 to 2024, inclusive; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2020 is approximately $3,730,173 from local property taxes authorized herein?
Glenn Public School Bonding Proposal: Shall Glenn Public School, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Four Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($420,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of:erecting additions to, remodeling, including security improvements to, furnishing and refurnishing and equipping and re-equipping a school building; and developing and improving a site?
The following is for informational purposes only:The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2020 is 0.33 mill ($0.33 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twelve (12) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 0.74 mill ($0.74 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
Monterey Township Proposal For Road Millage: Shall the previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6, of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Monterey Township reduced by required rollback to 5 mills be renewed at 5 mills ($5.00 per $1000.00 of taxable value) and levied for 4 years, 2021 through 2024 inclusive, for road improvements within Monterey Township, raising an estimated $429,622 in the first year the millage is levied?
Saugatuck Public Schools bonding proposal: Shall Saugatuck Public Schools, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Thirty-Five Million Six Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars ($35,640,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, in one or more series, for the purpose of:erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school buildings; partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring, installing, and equipping school buildings with instructional technology; purchasing school buses; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping a playground and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2021, under current law, is 1.60 mills ($1.60 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty-two (22) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.29 mills ($2.29 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $3,990,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $-0-. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
