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Proposal Text
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Shall the Charter Township of Niles Levy an amount not to exceed sixty five dollars ($65.00) annually on each parcel of real property subject to taxation, for a period of ten (10) years commencing in 2015 through 2024, inclusive, for the purpose of funding maintenance, repair and replacement of roads within the township? This levy will raise approximately Four Hundred Twenty Nine Thousand Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($429,650) in the first calendar year.
Shall The Charter Township of Oronoko be authorized to levy a tax annually upon the taxable value of all property subject to ad valorem taxation in an amount not to exceed 4.0 mills ($4.00 for each $1,000 of taxabel value) for each of the three (3) years, 2015, 2016 and 2017 within The Oronoko Charter Township for the purpose of defraying the cost of providing police services, including, but not limited to, the maintenance and operation of the Berrien Springs Oronoko Township Police Department, the purchase and housing of police apparatus and equipment.
Shall The Charter Township of Oronoko be authorized to levy up to thirty-five dollars ($35.00) on each parcel of real property subject to taxation, for each of the five (5) years, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 within The Oronoko Charter Township for the purpose of the capital acquisition of a fire truck, including the apparatus to fully equip said truck, for the Berrien Oronoko Fire Department. This levy, if levied, is estimated to provide revenues for said purpose to The Berrien Springs Oronoko Fire Department of $117,600 in its first year of 2015.
Shall Watervliet Charter Township impose an increase of up to 2 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed by Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for 1 year, 2015, for the township fire protection services, which 2-mills increase will raise an estimated $264,000 in the year the millage is levied.
Shall the Buchanan District Library be authorized to levy a new additional tax annually upon the taxable value of all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the district of the Buchanan District Library in an amount not to exceed 0.3 mill ($0.30 for each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, 2015 through 2024, inclusive, to provide funds for all Library purposes authorized by law? This millage is estimated to provide revenues of $91,500 in 2015, the first year of the levy. To the extent required by law, a portion of the revenues from this millage (approximately 1.1% in the first year of the levy) will be captured by or disbursed to the following local authorities: The City of Buchanan Downtown Development Authority, the City of Buchanan Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, and the Berrien County Land Bank Authority.
