Alger County Millage Results

911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch System Proposal

Shall the tax limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against the assessed and equalized value of all taxable property in Alger County, Michigan, be increased by up to one half (.5) mill, a mill being 1/10 of one cent of every property tax dollar, effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018, inclusive, the funds resulting there from to be used exclusively for financing the operation of Alger County 9–1–1 Emergency Telephone Dispatch System? (This millage of 0.5 of a mill equals 0.50 cents per $1,000.00 of taxable property value. The millage will raise up to $180,349.07 in the first year).

YES – 879
NO – 366

General Services within the township of Au Train, County of Alger

Shall Au Train Township impose an increase of up to 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for Ten (10) years, 2014 to 2023, inclusive, for general operating services, which 1–mill increase will raise an estimated $65,210.52 in the year 2014, the first year the millage is levied?

YES – 94
NO – 103

Fire Protection Services within the township of Au Train, County of Alger.

Shall Au Train Township impose an increase of up to 3 mills ($3 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for five (5) years, 2015 to 2019, inclusive, for fire protection services, which 3–mill increase will raise an estimated $195,631.56 in the year 2015, the first year the millage is levied, renewing a special tax levy of 3 mills which will expire with the 2014 tax collection?

YES – 138
NO – 63

Burt Township Proposal 1

Shall the previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Burt Township be renewed at 3 mills ($3.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2014 through 2018 inclusive for providing general operation, construction, improvement, and maintenance of cemetery, airport, streets, roads, sidewalks, street lighting, recreation, and grass cutting; and shall the township levy such renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby, raising in the first year an estimated $143,500?

YES – 102
NO – 34

Burt Township Proposal 2

Shall the previously voted increase in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Burt Townshp be renewed at .25 mills ($0.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) for the period of 2014 through 2018 inclusive for restoration and development of the Grand Marais Harbor; and shall the Township levy such renewal in millage for said purpose, thereby, raising in the first year an estimated $12,000?

YES – 104
NO – 32

Grand Island Township General Township Operating Millage

Shall Grand Island Township impose an increase of up to 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for 4 years, 2015 through 2018 inclusive, for general township operating purposes, raising an estimated $6,500 in the first year the millage is levied.

YES – 16
NO – 0

Grand Island Township Fire Protection Services Millage

Shall the previous voted increases in tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of thee Michigan Constitution in Grand Island Township, of 2 mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.9726 mills ($1.97 per $1,000 taxable value) by the required rollbacks, due to expire in 2014, be renewed at and increased up to the original voted 2 mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for 4 years, 2015 through 2018 inclusive, for fire protection services, raising an estimated $8,700 in the first year the millage is levied?

YES – 16
NO – 0

Munising Township Proposal

Proposal to renew an increase tax limitation by 2 mills for the purpose of upgrading and maintaining streets and roads within the township of Munising. Shall Munising Township renew an increase of up to 2 mills ($2 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for 5 years, 2014 through 2018 inclusive, for the purpose of upgrading and maintaining the streets and roads within the Township of Munising, whihc 2 mills will raise an estimated $120,000 in the first year the millage is levied?

YES – 185
NO – 93

Rock River Township Allocated Operating Millage Proposal

Shall the voted allocated township millage rate of 1 mills ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.7999 ($0.7999 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be increased to 0.2001 ($0.2001 per $1,000 of taxable value) to the original allocated rate to recover that millage reduction and be levied by Rock River Township for 6 years, 2014 through 2019 inclusive, for general operating purposes, which 0.2001 mills increase will raise an estimated $6,741 in the first year the millage is being levied?

YES – 94
NO – 73