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Shall Chapter X, Section 10.4 Board of Review – “Composition; election; secretary; chairman; quorum” be amended to read: The Board of Review is appointed by Council and shall consist of three members for a term of six years, one alternated every other odd year in November. The Assessor shall be secretary and keep a record of its proceedings and may be heard at its meetings, but shall have no vote. The Board shall annually, on the first Monday in March, select its own chairman for the ensuing year. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum.
This proposal is for a reauthorization of a millage which expired with the 2011 tax levy. Shall the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within the City of Grant (the City) imposed under Section 9.1 of the City Charter be renewed to 1.00 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) on taxable real and personal property within the City for a period of four years (to expire after the July 1, 2015 tax levy), to provide funds to pay the operating and capital costs of providing fire protection and emergency services, and shall the City levy the renewal in millage for this purpose, thereby raising an estimated $15,386 in year one of this levy? This proposal will allow the City of Grant to continue to levy the previously approved millage levied by the City for fire protection. The resulting millage can be calculated by multiplying the taxable value of a property times 0.001.
This proposal is for a reauthorization of a millage which expired with the 2011 tax levy. Shall the tax limitation on general ad valorem taxes within the City of Grant (the City) imposed under Section 9.1 of the City Charter be renewed to 1.00 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) on taxable real and personal property within the City for a period of four years (to expire after the July 1, 2015 tax levy), to provide funds to pay the costs of providing public safety and police protection, and shall the City levy the renewal in millage for this purpose, thereby raising an estimated $15,386 in year one of this levy? This proposal will allow the City of Grant to continue to levy the previously approved millage levied by the City for public safety and police protection. The resulting millage can be calculated by multiplying the taxable value of a property times 0.001.
Shall the following described property located in the City of Newaygo be detached and jurisdiction transferred to Garfield Township: 678.84 acres, most of which is located immediately to the northwest of the Muskegon River and the center of downtown Newaygo including all or parts of the plats of Pike’s Addition to the Village of Newaygo, Wood’s Addition to the Village of Newaygo and River Hills Estates and all of Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9, the latter two being located south of the Muskegon River, as generally depicted on the map in the polling station and as specifically described in the following legal description? That part of the South Half of Section 13, Township 12 North, Range 13 West, City of Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan, including part of the plat of “Pike’s Addition to the Village of Newaygo”, part of the plat of “Wood’s Addition to the Village of Newaygo” and all of the plat of “River Hills Estates”, described as beginning at the Southwest Corner of said section; thence N01°47’02”E along the West line of said section 2636.49 feet to the West One Quarter Corner of said section; thence S88°20’26”E along the East and West Quarter line of said section 2625.57 feet to the Center One Quarter Corner of said section; thence S88°20’54”E along the East and West Quarter line of said section 1317.01 feet to the East One Sixteenth line of said section; thence S01°39’27”W along said One Sixteenth line 656.19 feet to the South line of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said section; thence S88°26’54”E along said South line said section 1317.82 feet to the East line of said section; thence S01°35’14”W along said East line of said section 1746.23 feet to the centerline of 72nd Street (M-82); thence N77°52’31”W along said centerline 19.17 feet; thence Northwesterly along said center line on a 954.93 foot radius curve to the left, an arc distance of 312.61 feet, the long chord of which bears N87°15’13”W 311.22 feet to the centerline of Pike Street; thence S01°35’14”W along said centerline 227.17 feet to the South line of said section; thence N88°44’50”W along said South line of said section 2310.52 feet to the South One Quarter Corner of said section; thence N88°23’44”W along said South line 2628.17 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 296.32 acres. Also, all of the West Half of Section 24 and part of the East Half of said Section 24, lying North and West of the Muskegon River, Township 12 North, Range 13 West, City of Newaygo, Newaygo County, Michigan, including part of the plat of “Wood’s Addition to the Village of Newaygo”, part of Government Lot 1, and all of Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 8, and 9, described as beginning at the Northwest Corner of said section; thence S88°23’44”E along the North line of said section 2628.17 feet to the North One Quarter Corner of said section; thence S88°44’50”E along said North line 1980.52 feet to the West line of the East 660.00 feet of Government Lot 1; thence S01°04’40”W along said West line 458 feet more or less to the center of the Muskegon River; thence Southerly and Westerly along the center of the Muskegon River 3965 feet more or less to the North and South Quarter line of said section; thence S01°33’12”W along said Quarter line of said section 2090 feet more or less to the South One Quarter Corner of said section; thence N88°29’54”W along South line of said section 2639.42 feet to the Southwest Corner of said section; thence N01°39’20”E along the West line of said section 2624.21 feet to the West One Quarter Corner of said section; thence N01°41’52”E along said West line 2634.77 feet to the Point of Beginning. Containing 382.52 acres more or less.
This proposal renews building and site sinking fund millage that expired with the 2011 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 Fremont Public Schools, Newaygo, Muskegon and Oceana Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy 1.75 mills ($1.75 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2012 to 2021, inclusive, for sinking fund purposes to be used for the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law (1.7191 mills of the above is a renewal of millage for building and site sinking fund purposes which expired with the 2011 tax levy and 0.0309 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 2012 is approximately $750,000?
Shall Newaygo Public School District, Newaygo County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: equipping and re-equipping school buildings; and acquiring and installing educational technology in school buildings? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2012 is 1.87 mills ($1.87 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a net -0- mill increase from the prior year's levy. The bonds are anticipated to be issued in two separate series, and each series of bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, for a maximum of five (5) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.41 mills ($1.41 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 requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for vocational-technical education previously approved by the electors. Shall the current charter limitation on the annual property tax rate for vocational-technical education in Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 0.0457 mill ($0.0457 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of 20 years, 2011 to 2030, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3 mills previously approved by the electors which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2011 is approximately $60,098 from local property taxes authorized herein?
This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for special education previously approved by the electors. Shall the current charter limitation on the annual property tax rate for the education of students with a disability in Newaygo County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by .0309 mill ($0.0309 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), for a period of 20 years, 2011 to 2030, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3 mills previously approved by the electors which has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2011 is approximately $40,635 from local property taxes authorized herein?
