Brought to you by Election Magic May Consolidated Election - 5/2/2006

Proposal Text

Recreation Millage -- City of Albion

Shall the City of Albion levy a total of one and one half mills ($1.50 per $1,000.00) on taxable value of property located in the City of Albion for three years beginning with the 2007 tax levy year and running through the 2009 tax levy year (inclusive), which will raise in the first year of such tax levy an estimated revenue of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) to be used for the specific purpose of continuing to operate City of Albion recreation programs for young people, adults and senior citizens. If approved this would be a new additional millage.

Fire Department Operating Purposes -- Burlington Township

Shall the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within Burlington Township imposed under Article IX, Section 6, of the Michigan Constitution, be increased for said Township by 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2006 to 2009 (inclusive) for Township Fire Department operating purposes; and shall the Township levy such increase in millage for said purpose, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $41,000. If approved, this would authorize the new additional millage.

Township Operating Millage -- Eckford Township

Shall the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes in Eckford Township, imposed under Article IX, Section 6, of the Michigan Constitution, be increased for the township by 1.0 mil ($1.00 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for the years 2006 through 2012, inclusive, for general operating purposes, and shall the township levy that increase in millage for those purposes, thereby raising an estimated $45,122.00 the first year.

Zoning Ordinance #53 -- Tekonsha Township

Shall Tekonsha Township Ordinance No. 53, enacted by the Township Board on December 5, 2005, which rewrote and updated the Township Zoning Ordinance, be approved?

Zoning Ordinance #54 -- Tekonsha Township

Shall Tekonsha Township Ordinance No. 54, enacted by the Township Board on December 5, 2005, to place restrictions on the establishment of adult entertainment facilities, be approved?

Operating Millage Renewal Proposal -- Athens Area Schools

Operating Millage Renewal Proposal 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 Athens Area Schools, Calhoun, Branch, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 6 years, 2006 to 2011, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately $365,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy)?

Operating Millage Proposal -- Climax-Scotts Community Schools

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 Climax-Scotts Community Schools, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2006, 2007 and 2008, to provide funds for operating purposes (17.6291 mills of the above is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy and .3709 mill is a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); if approved, the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect in the first year of levy, 2006, is approximately $235,408?

Operating Millage Proposal -- Homer Community School District

Operating Millage Proposal Exempting Principal Residence and Qualified Agricultural Property This proposal will enable 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 Homer Community School District, Calhoun, Jackson, Hillsdale and Branch Counties, Michigan, be increased by 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 6 years, 2006 to 2011, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; if approved, the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect the first year of levy, 2006, is approximately $15,366 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)?

Operating Millage Renewal Proposal -- Litchfield Community Schools

Operating Millage Renewal Proposal 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 Litchfield Community Schools, Hillsdale, Jackson, Calhoun and Branch Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2006, 2007 and 2008, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately $691,435 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy)?

I. Operating Millage Renewal Proposal -- Marshall Public Schools

I. Operating Millage Renewal Proposal 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 Marshall Public Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for the year 2006, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately $2,869,609 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy)?

II. Millage Proposal, Building and Site Sinking Fund Tax Levy -- Marshall Public Schools

II. Millage Proposal, Building and Site Sinking Fund Tax Levy This proposal renews building and site sinking fund millage that expired with the 2005 tax levy and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Marshall Public Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2006 to 2010, inclusive, for sinking fund purposes to be used for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law (.9947 mill of the above is a renewal of millage for building and site sinking fund purposes which expired with the 2005 tax levy and .0053 mill is an increase to restore millage for the same purpose 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 2006 is approximately $443,054?

Operating Millage Proposal -- Olivet Community School

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 Olivet Community School, Eaton and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18.5 mills ($18.50 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2006 to 2015, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes (18.126 mills of the above is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy and .374 mill is a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately $551,059?

Millage Renewal Proposal -- Union City Community Schools

Millage Renewal Proposal Building and Site Sinking Fund Tax Levy Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Union City Community Schools, Branch and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 3.50 mills ($3.50 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2006 to 2010, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purpose of constructing additional classrooms; remodeling and repairing school facilities; developing and improving sites; and all other purposes authorized by law (3.50 mills of the above is a partial renewal of sinking fund millage which expired with the 2005 tax levy); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2006 is approximately $424,000?