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MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSITION FOR MARCELLUS TOWNSHIP ROADS Shall the limitation of the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in the Township of Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan, be increased by one (1) mill on each dollar ($1.00 on each $1000.00) of the assessed taxable valuation, as equalized, for a period of four (4) years, being the years 2017 to 2020 inclusive (this being a renewal of the current one mill levy which will expire with the 2016 tax levy) which increase will raise in the first calendar year of such levy an estimated $72,651.00 the same being for the purpose of construction, re-construction, operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, alteration, modification, enlargement and/or expansion of local roads lying and being within the Township of Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan?
FIRE AND AMBULANCE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE MILLAGE PROPOSAL Shall the limitation on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all real and tangible personal property in the Township of Marcellus, Cass County, Michigan, be increased by one (1.0) mill on each dollar ($1.00 on each $1,000 of the taxable valuation on such property, as equalized) for a period of four (4) years beginning 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 inclusive, as new additional millage to provide funds for fire and ambulance operations and maintenance? It is anticipated that the revenue collected by the township as a result of this proposal will be approximately $72,651.00 in the first calendar year of the levy.
MILLAGE PROPOSITION/HEADLEE OVERRIDE Shall the allocated Marcellus Township, Cass County, Michigan, millage rate, currently reduced to 0.86030 mills ($0.86030 per $1000.00 of taxable value) by the required rollbacks, be increased by 0.1397 mills ($0.1397 per $1000.00 of taxable value) and be levied by Marcellus Township for general operating purposes. If approved by the electors of Marcellus Township, the 0.1397 mills will raise an estimated $10,150.00 in the first year the millage is levied. (If passed, this millage, combined with the current millage of 0.86030 mills, which has been reduced due to the required Headlee Reduction, will restore the total combined millage rate levied by Marcellus Township for operating purposes to the previously authorized rate of 1.00 mill.)
CONSTANTINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BONDING PROPOSAL Shall Constantine Public Schools, St. Joseph and Cass Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Million Six Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,665,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of: partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; acquiring, installing and equipping and re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology; erecting a maintenance/storage building; resurfacing, developing and improving the running track and tennis courts; and acquiring, developing and improving sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2017, under current law, is 0.19 mill ($0.19 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a -0- mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirteen (13) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 0.53 mill ($0.53 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $21,475,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $-0-. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)
MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND TAX LEVY This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2017 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate of 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) which may be assessed against all property in Niles Community Schools, Berrien and Cass Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2018 to 2027, 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; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $550,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2017 tax levy)?
