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CEDAR-SOLON DISTRICT LIBRARY MILLAGE -- CREATE DISTRICT LIBRARY REPLACING CEDAR SPRINGS CITY LIBRARY

Shall an .88 mill ($.88 per $1,000 of taxable value) tax be assessed and levied on taxable property in the District of the Cedar-Solon District Library to provide for the establishment, operation and financial support of the Cedar-Solon District Library and to provide funding for other District Library purposes permitted by law? This millage, if approved in the District, will replace the existing .50 mill library tax currently assessed and levied on taxable property in the City of Cedar Springs. It is estimated that this levy would provide revenue of $153,000 in the first year. Revenue from the millage will be dispersed to the Cedar-Solon District Library.

INTERURBAN TRANSIT PARTNERSHIP MILLAGE -- Shall The Rapid levy a tax for public transportation of up to 0.95 mills?

Shall The Rapids (Interurban Transit Partnership) levy a tax for public transportation of up to 0.95 mills? This millage is a renewal of the 0.75 mills approved by the voters in 2000 and an addition of 0.20 mills. This millage covers a period of five (5) years, beginning in the year 2004 and continuing through 2008, on the taxable value of all taxable property in The Rapid's district (the six cities of East Grand Rapids, Grandville, Grand Rapids, Kentwood, Walker and Wyoming). This millage is estimated to raise $9,014,232 in its first year.

GRANDVILLE PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- ORDINANCE ALLOWING SALE ON SUNDAY OF BEER AND WINE

Shall a proposed ordinance which allows the sale on Sunday of beer and wine for consumption on licensed premises in the City of Grandville be adopted?

CITY OF WYOMING PROPOSAL NO. 1 -- Charter Amendment for Purchase and Sale of Property

TO AMEND SECTION 12.1 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WYOMING ENTITLED PURCHASE AND SALE OF PROPERTY. Shall Section 12.1 of the Charter of the City of Wyoming be amended to allow purchase and sale of city property not to exceed seven thousand five hundred dollars, to be the responsibility of the City Manager?

CITY OF WYOMING PROPOSAL NO. 2 -- Aquatic Center Tax Levy

TO AMEND SECTION 9.1 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WYOMING TO ADD SUBSECTION (F) TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WYOMING TITLED POWER TO TAX: TAX LIMIT AQUATIC CENTER LEVY: Shall Section 9.1(f) be added to the Charter of the City of Wyoming to provide for an annual levy of 0.75 mills on the dollar for the construction and operation of an aquatic center for the City of Wyoming? This is a permanent levy. The amount of revenue raised by the levy in the first year is estimated at $1,540,000.00.