Brought to you by Election Magic May Election 2005 - 5/3/2005

Proposal Text

Big Jackson School Proposal -- Non-Principal Residence Millage Proposal

This millage will allow the school district to levy not more than 18 mills against non-principal residence and non-qualified agricultural property to enable the district to receive its full per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all taxable property, excepting therefrom principal residence and qualified agricultural property as defined by law, in Big Jackson School District, Newaygo County, Michigan, be increased by 4.5 mills for a period of 4 years, from 2005 to 2008, both inclusive, to provide for operating funds? The estimated revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved is approximately $36,053.00 in the first year it is levied. The proposed millage is new additional millage.

Big Jackson School Proposal -- Building and Site Millage Renewal and Restoration

This proposal will allow the school district to levy the full 3 mills approved by the voters in 2000 for building and site purposes by restoring 0.2935 mill lost as a result of the reduction required by the state constitution ("Headlee"). Shall Big Jackson School District, Newaygo County, Michigan, levy 3 mills (which is equal to $3 per $1,000 of taxable value of real and tangible personal property) against all property in the school district for a period of 4 years, 2005 to 2008, inclusive, for the purpose of creating a sinking fund to be used for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction and repair of, school buildings, as well as for equipping and furnishing school buildings and facilities? The estimated revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved is approximately $4,674.00 in the first year it is levied. The proposed millage is a renewal of a previously authorized millage except for 0.2935 mill which is new additional millage to restore millage reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.

Grant Public Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Renewal Exempting Principal Residence and Qualified Agricultural Property

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence and qualified agricultural property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence and qualified agricultural property as defined by law, in Grant Public Schools, Newaygo, Kent and Muskegon Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for the year 2005, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2005 is approximately $745,847 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2004 tax levy)?

White Cloud Public Schools Proposal -- Operating Millage Proposal Exempting Principal Residence and Qualified Agricultural Property

This proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence and qualified agricultural property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence and qualified agricultural property as defined by law, in White Cloud Public Schools, Newaygo County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2005 to 2009, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes (17.6978 mills of the above is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2004 tax levy and .3022 mill is a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2005 is approximately $1,175,258?

Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency Proposal -- Special Education Millage Proposal (Restoration of "Headlee" Reduction)

This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of millage for special education previously approved by the electors. Shall the current charter limitation on the annual property tax rate for the education of persons with disabilities in Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by .1632 mill ($0.1632 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation), for a period of 20 years, 2005 to 2024, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3 mills previously approved by the electors which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2005 is approximately $169,343 from local property taxes authorized herein?

Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency Proposal -- Area Vocational-Technical Education Millage Proposal (Restoration of "Headlee" Reduction)

This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for vocational-technical education previously approved by the electors. Shall the current charter limitation on the annual property tax rate for vocational-technical education in Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by .2437 mill ($0.2437 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation), for a period of 20 years, 2005 to 2024, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3 mills previously approved by the electors which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2005 is approximately $252,873 from local property taxes authorized herein?