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The citizens now serving in the Michigan Legislature did not create the fiscal crisis that now grips our 83 counties and other local governments.The crisis is so large, so complex, it took decades to create — decades of poor choices, often made with good, or at least not malicious,…

Hillsdale Daily News HILLSDALE - Hillsdale Community School District voters showed up to cast their ballots Tuesday on whether to extend the district’s current authorized millage rate. The unofficial cumulative vote was 839 yes and 604 no, for a total of 1,443 votes. Hillsdale County Clerk Marney Kast said it was close to a 14 percent turnout, which on an off scheduled year, was average. "Everything seemed to run smooth throughout the day," she said. "In this election, each of the six precinc...

Voters in the Clinton, Madison, Morenci and Tecumseh schools and Riga Township decided the fates of proposals.

Ionia Sentinel-Standard IONIA — A proposal to restore Ionia Public Schools’ non-homestead operating millage to its original 18 mills failed in the Tuesday, May 4, special election — according to unofficial election results. The IPS non-homestead operating millage restoration proposal failed with 591 yes votes to 744 no votes, according to unofficial Ionia County election results — meaning roughly 56 percent of voters opposed it. IPS asked voters Tuesday to approve raising t...

Grass Lake schools operating millage narrowly passes Updated May 05, 2021; Facebook Share GRASS LAKE, MI – Grass Lake voters have approved a non-homestead tax to support the school district’s operating fund by just 47 votes. Grass Lake Community Schools voters approved up to 5 mills for 13 years, beginning in 2021, to make the district’s 18-mill non-homestead property tax whole, at the May 4 election. About 52% of voters on Tuesday supported the tax, 448-401, according to unofficial resu...

Ballot drop box in Downtown Kalamazoo (Photo by Will Kriss) KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — On Tuesday, May 4, voters in Kalamazoo County will decide whether or not an increase of a millage for the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) will be approved or not. According to a sample ballot from the Michigan Secretary of State, the language for the proposal is written as follows: “This proposal will allow the intermediate school district (KRESA) to continue to levy special...

From Staff Reports MADISON TWP. — Voters in the Madison School District are being asked to renew the districts operating millage and its sinking fund millage. Voting is Tuesday, May 4, at the Madison Township Hall, 3804 S. Adrian Highway. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The operating millage proposal would renew the millage through 2026 at 19 mills. The school district by law can only levy up to 18 mills, but setting the rate at 19 mills allows for any rollbacks required by the Headlee ...

Ron Wilson Ionia Public Schools What would you say if a youngster asked you to describe your responsibilities as a citizen and what you cherish as member of your community? You might say obeying laws, paying taxes, jury duty, serving as a witness, voting, serving in the military or engaging in community service are responsibilities of citizens. You might also add that you cherish the freedoms afforded by the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution and the people who have fought an...

Hillsdale Daily News HILLSDALE - Hillsdale Community School District voters will cast ballots Tuesday whether to extend the district’s current authorized millage rate. A “yes” vote Tuesday will renew and restore the school district’s non-homestead millage to a full 18 mills on commercial, business, rental properties, vacant land and second-home properties. A similar millage was previously approved by the electors in November 2012 and August 2016. In order for the school district to rece...

Grass Lake voters to decide on school operating millage in May 4 election Updated Apr 28, 2021; Facebook Share GRASS LAKE, MI – Grass Lake voters will head to the polls Tuesday to vote on a tax that many of its residents likely won’t pay. Grass Lake Community Schools voters are being asked on May 4 to approve 5 mills for 13 years, beginning in 2021, to make the district’s 18-mill non-homestead property tax whole. This tax applies to businesses, industrial property and non-qualified agric...