Brought to you by Election Magic May 5, 2009 Election - 5/5/2009

Proposal Text

Kalamazoo County Transit Authority -- Kalamazoo County Public Transportation Authority Millage Request

The Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority, County of Kalamazoo, Michigan was formed to operate and provide public transportation within the County of Kalamazoo and seeks authorization from the electors to levy up to 0.4 mills for this purpose. Accordingly, for the purpose of providing public transportation services within Kalamazoo County, shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be imposed on taxable property in Kalamazoo County be increased by 0.4 mills, being 40 cents ($0.40) per thousand dollars ($1,000) of taxable value on all taxable property in Kalamazoo County for a period of four (4) years, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. It is estimated that 0.4 mills would raise $3,269,144 in the first year.

Climax-Scotts Community Schools -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the school district to contyinue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residnce and other property exempted by law, 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, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Climax-Scotts Community Schools, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, ro provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $239,993 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, 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, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Galesburg-augusta Community Schools, kalamazoo County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2009 to 2013, 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 2009 is approximately $1,343,324 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Lawton Community Schools -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amoutn of taxes which may be assessed against ll property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Lawton Community Schools, Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2009, 2010 and 2011, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimte of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $975,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Mattawan Consolidated School -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other eproperty exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Mattawan Consolidated School, Van Buren and Kalamazoo Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2009, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2009 is approximately $1,900,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2008 tax levy)?

Kalamazoo Public Library District -- Millage Proposal

Shall the limitation on the amount o taxes which may be imposed on taxable property within the Kalamazoo Public Library District be increased in an amount not to exceed 2.7782 mills ($2.7782 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of 20 years, beginning in the 2010 and ending in the year 2029, inclusive, as a renewal of that portion of 2.88 mills previouslt authorized by the electors of the Library District in 1990, which has been reduced by the Headlee Amendment to 2.7782 mills in 2008, for the purpose of providing funds for Library purposes? It is estimated that 2.7782 mills would raise approximately $8,600,000 when first levied in 2010.