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Higher Taxes Would Offer Little for Ottawa Schools

Millage money more fairly shared, but promises little results

… add a regional enhancement millage to this November’s ballot. Millages are taxes assessed on a home … the ballot. This type of millage has been available to the … million regional enhancement millage in fall 2016, and Kent County … the regional enhancement millage funds. Charter public schools, …

‘No reason to fear a charter school,’ West Bloomfield treasurer told school board

But board voted anyway to tear down Roosevelt Elementary, build new school with millage money

… school. The West Bloomfield school board voted Monday night to demolish Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor. The board also voted to seek a millage from local taxpayers to build another elementary school. In so doing, it rejected a $1.7 million offer to buy and renovate the century-old building. …

School District May Have Crossed Legal Line in Tax Request

Pinckney Superintendent's email on millage renewal raises questions

… was “asking voters to renew” a multi-million millage raises questions whether the district crossed … asking voters to renew a 6-year Non-Homestead Millage of 18 Mils.” The six-year millage passed last night and will raise about $3.7 million …

A $4.6 Billion Transit Millage Is a Tax Too Far for Detroit

Time to question the benefits of the Regional Transit Authority

… Michigan in Northwest Detroit. The Mackinac Center’s analysts haven’t dug deeply into the RTA’s plans and assumptions surrounding its $4.6 billion millage request on November’s ballot. But the rhetoric from the RTA leadership in attendance was troubling — even before we look at the numbers. Longtime …

Lansing to study millage

… School District may ask voters to approve a new millage in 2011 to pay for facility upgrades or energy … voters in 2001 rejected a $386 million school millage proposal, but approved a $68 million proposal … State Journal, "Lansing School District looks at millage," Feb. 19, 2010 FURTHER READING: Mackinac Center …

Make-or-break millage in Saugatuck

… officials say is a make-or-break millage renewal, according to The Holland … vote in May because she assumed the millage renewal would pass. When it lost … Our Schools campaign to pass the millage in August, The Sentinel reported. … "Community rallies to overturn historic millage veto," July 23, 2009 FURTHER READING: …

School Districts Spend Tens of Thousands On Losing Millage Requests

Districts across the state choose to hold funding requests during low turnout elections

… of those elections proved fruitful for the districts as voters passed millage, bond and sinking fund requests. But nine districts were unsuccessful, … not help us at all related to the timelines." ~~~~~ See also: Local Millages Coverage Legislators Chip Away at Proposal A Property Tax Limits

Millage results vary by region

DETROIT - Voters in Metro Detroit turned down several school millage requests Tuesday, while those in the Lansing area approved them, according to media … in St. Johns, Stockbridge, Portland, Ionia County and Bath all approved millage requests, while Charlotte voters turned down a request there, the Lansing …

District's Millage Urgency Claims Don't Match Facts

Alcona Community Schools official says money needed to stop flow of huge staff cuts

… an effort to drum up support for an upcoming millage, Alcona Community Schools Superintendent Shawn … Alpena News ran its article with the headline: “Millage needs to pass for Alcona Schools” However, state … District is proposing a regional enhancement millage that would raise about $5.6 million for four districts. …

Most school millages defeated

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. — School millages fared poorly in voting across the state, as ballot proposals … Genessee County were exceptions, each passing two millages, MIRS reported. Voters said no to a 30-year, … Service Inc., “Voters Recall Local Officials, Local Millages Pass, School Proposals Fail,” Aug. 2, 2011 (Subscription …

The public will be heard: a lesson from Patmos Library

What did we learn from a failed millage for a West Michigan library?

… the Detroit Free Press. What followed was a millage renewal that failed. The public spoke, and it … Library officials will try another, smaller millage in November, but the Freep reports that if that … in it, and then continue to fund it whenever millage-renewal time comes up? Government employees serve …

Reject a Tax Hike? It'll Be Back

Wyoming residents soundly reject millage, school board puts it back on the ballot

… voters and their voice,” he said. Larson said if the voters had passed the millage in November, the school board wouldn’t come back three months later to … get ‘Yes,’” Larson said. Other schools have attempted to get rejected millages back before voters in a matter of months. In Eaton Rapids, 57 percent …

Anti-millage signs removed, replaced

… officer" took down anti-school millage signs in front of a township … a Washtenaw County school millage request next Tuesday. When … confiscated a number of other anti-millage signs, but no signs supporting the millage. City Administrator Roger … bounds by removing anti-school millage signs," Oct. 20, 2009 FURTHER …

Districts take sides on Wayne RESA millage

… against a proposal for a new, countywide school millage in Wayne County, according to media reports. School … President Lynda Scheel said that passing a regional millage would only allow the state to avoid making necessary … "Trenton: School board opposes countywide education millage," April 22, 2010 The Detroit News, "Wayne County …

MICHIGAN EDUCATION DIGEST Sept. 30, 2014

… Genesee ISD suing Flint school district Millage sought to pay off overspending crisis … Fix Flint Schools,” Oct. 8, 2010  Millage Sought to Pay off Overspending Crisis … former Buena Vista district if the millage fails.   “They’re looking for a way … need.” SOURCE: MLive, “November millage renewal sought in former Buena Vista …

Pro-Gas Tax Hike Democrat: Never Seen A Public Willing To Tax Itself

Yet, local voters have approved 549 millages taxing themselves for roads and more

… needed.’” Last year, 549 ongoing property tax millage levies had been approved by local voters, all … revenue to roads. They included 21 additional road tax millages approved by local voters just between 2015 and … local communities voted to approve 36 new school millages for an additional $1.5 billion in revenue.