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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