Ionia school board elects officers, OKs millage restoration proposal
Danielle Yokom was voted as president, while Ken Baker was chosen as vice president.
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Danielle Yokom was voted as president, while Ken Baker was chosen as vice president.
It just takes one person to identify a problem and attempt to deal with it.
It just takes one person to identify a problem and attempt to deal with it.
MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — In the Madison-Park News’ coverage area, voters in Madison Heights and Hazel Park will decide the next mayor and council for their cities. There are also two school proposals.
The Headlee Amendment restricts growth in the taxable value of an individual parcel, while Proposal A requires rate reductions when the local housing market grows substantially. Proposal A limited growth on the taxable value of individual parcels to the lesser of inflation or 5%, and it reset taxable value of a property when itâs sold or transferred, which is equal to half of the propertyâs cash value. More than a decade later, some communities havenât seen property tax revenue return to 2008 levels, even though real estate values have recovered. For this reason, Michigan gov...