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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 School District of the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, 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 2008 is approximately $7,175,145 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy)?
BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in School District of the City of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive, to continue to provide for a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings, purchase of real estate for sites and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2008 is approximately $1,974,473 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy)?
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 Harper Creek Community Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, 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 2008 is approximately $2,389,820 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy)?
Shall Harper Creek Community Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: partially remodeling, refurnishing and re-equipping school district buildings; acquiring and installing educational technology improvements; purchasing school buses; and developing and improving playgrounds, athletic fields and facilities and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: Of the 7 mills currently being levied for debt, -0- mills ($0.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2008, for a net increase in the debt levy of -0- mills. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, will not exceed twenty-five (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.81 mills ($1.81 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bonds to repay the State. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
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 Lakeview School District, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, 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 2008 is approximately $4,269,000 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy)?
BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in the Mar Lee School District, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .75 mill ($0.75 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive, to continue to provide for a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law; (this millage renews a portion of the originally authorized sinking fund of 1.25 mills which expired with the 2007 levy) the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2008 is approximately $37,129.00.
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 Marshall Public Schools, Calhoun County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 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 2008 is approximately $2,256,751 (this is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy)?
This proposal will allow the school district 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 Pennfield Schools, Calhoun and Barry Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes (17.9910 mills of the above is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy and .009 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 the first year of levy, 2008, is approximately $1,016,648?
BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Climax-Scotts Community Schools, Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.25 mills ($1.25 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2008 to 2011, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and 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 approved and levied in 2008 is approximately $136,980?
BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hastings Area School System, Barry and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and 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 approved and levied in 2008 is approximately $534,000?
Shall Olivet Community Schools, Eaton and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Fourteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($14,500,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping additions to Fern Persons Elementary School for a classroom addition and to the Olivet Middle School for cafeteria expansion; partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping school facilities; acquiring, installing and equipping educational technology for school facilities; constructing, equipping, developing and improving athletic facilities, storage buildings, play fields and playgrounds; purchasing school buses; and acquiring, developing and improving sites? The following is for informational purposes only: Of the 9.05 mills currently levied for debt, an estimated 1.39 mills ($1.39 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) will be allocated to the proposed bonds in 2008 for a -0- net increase in debt millage. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, will not exceed thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 3.95 mills ($3.95 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bonds to repay the State. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY: This proposal renews building and site sinking fund millage that expired with the 2007 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 Union City Community Schools, Branch and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive, for sinking fund purposes to be used for the construction or repair of school buildings, purchase of real estate for sites, and all other purposes authorized by law (.9736 mill of the above is a renewal of millage for building and site sinking fund purposes which expired with the 2007 tax levy and .0264 mill is 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 2008 is approximately $128,000?
This proposal will allow the continued levy by the intermediate school district of special education millage previously approved by the electors and restores millage lost as a result of the “Headlee” reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage limitation on the annual property tax previously approved by the electors of Jackson County Intermediate School District, Michigan, for the education of persons with disabilities be increased by .90 mill ($0.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of 5 years, 2008 to 2012, inclusive (.8863 mill of the above is a renewal of millage that expired with the 2007 tax levy and .0137 mill is a restoration of millage which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); if approved, the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect the first year of levy, 2008, is approximately $4,000,000 from local property taxes authorized herein?
Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed millage will be collected by the intermediate school district and distributed to local public school districts based on pupil membership count. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2008, 2009 and 2010, inclusive, to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local funding for local school district operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2008 is approximately $11,384,594? (This is a renewal of millage which expired with the 2007 tax levy).
