Brought to you by Election Magic Michigan August 2016 Primary Election - 8/2/2016

Proposal Text

Comstock Charter Township -- Proposal for Renewal of Senior Millage

Shall the Charter Township of Comstock, Kalamazoo County, Michigan renew the levy of .5 mills ($.50 per $1,000 of State taxable value) for Charter Ad Valoren tax for six (6) years from 2016 through 2021 inclusive, to be allocated under the provisions of Act No. 39 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, to support services for older adults through the Comstock Community Center, which levy will raise in the first year of levy an estimated $270,941?

Wakeshma Township -- 1.0 Mills for Fire Protection and Related Emergency Services

Shall the limitation on general ad valorem taxes in Wakeshma township imposed under Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased by not more than 1.0 mills ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and shall such increase be levied for 5 years in 2016 - 2020 inclusive on the taxable real and personal property in Wakeshma Township for disbursement to Wakeshma Township and the South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority for the purpose of funding fire protection and related emergency services in Wakeshma Township, thereby raising an estimated $64,705 in the first year the millage is levied, instead of funding such services entirely by special assessments in those years?

Athens Area Schools -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This proposal will allow the schol district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to reveive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy. Shall the currently aurhotised millage rate limitation of 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Athens Area Schools, Calhoun, Branch, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2017 t0 2021, 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 2017 is approximately $803,873 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)?

Athens Area Schools -- Millage Proposal, Building and Site Sinking Fund Levy

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Athens Area Schools, Calhoun, Branch, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties, Michigan, Michigan, be increased by the the board of education be authorized to levy not to exteed 3.50 mills ($3.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2016 to 2020, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approvedand levied in 2016 is approximately $571,634?

Schoolcraft Community Schools -- Operating Millage Renewal Proposal

This roposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 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. The remaining 2 mills are only available to be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Schoolcraft Community Schools, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, be renewed by 20 mills ($20.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2017 to 2026, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes, the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2017 is approximately $770,700 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2016 tax levy)?