Brought to you by Election Magic August Primary 2000 - 08/08/2000

Proposal Text

County Operating Millage -- County Operating Millage

Shall Eaton County for the purpose of general operations levy up to .1600 of a mill ($0.1600 per thousand dollars of taxable value on all real and personal property) for a period of five (5) years, 2000 through 2004, inclusive? The intent of this request is to restore the total County operating millage to the maximum allocated rate of 5.5000 mills authorized by the electorate of Eaton County in 1978. The 5.5000 mills has been reduced by required milalge rollbacks in recent years to 5.3400 mills. If approved and levied in its entirety, this additional millage would raise an estimated $354,259 for Eaton County in 2000.

Vermontville Fire Dept Renewal -- Vermontville Fire Dept Renewal

Shall the tax limitation of the Township of Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan, be increased to renew a tax levy of up to 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of SEV (or taxable value, if applicable) upon real and personal property for the operation and maintenance of the township fire department for a period of 5 years from 2002 through 2007, inclusive? (If approved and levied in its entirety, this millage would raise an estimated $28,934 in 2002.)

Vermontville Library Renewal -- Vermontville Library Renewal

Shall the tax limitation of the Township of Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan, be increased to renew a tax levy of up to 1/2 of a mill ($0.50 per $1,000 of SEV (or taxable value, if applicable) upon real and personal property for the operation and maintenance of the township library for a period of 5 years from 2002 through 2007, inclusive? (If approved and levied in its entirety, this millage would raise an estimated $14,469 in 2002).

Vermontville Add'l Library Millage -- Vermontville Add'l Library Millage

Shall the tax limitation of the Township of Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan, be increased up to 1/4 of a mill ($0.25 per $1,000 of SEV (or taxable value, if applicable) upon real and personal property for the operation and maintenance of the township library for a period of 5 years from 2002 through 2007, inclusive? (If approved and levied in its entirety, this millage would raise an estimated $7,331 in 2002).

Vermontville Add'l Oper. Millage -- Vermontville Add'l Oper. Millage

Shall the tax limitation of the Township of Vermontville, Eaton County, Michigan, be increased up to 0.0133 of a mill ($0.0133 per $1,000 of SEV (or taxable value, if applicable) on real and personal property for operating purposes. The intent of this request is to restore the township operating millage to the maximum authorized allocated rate of 1.00 mill, previously reduced to .9867 of a mill due to a Headlee Tax Limitation Rollback. (If approved the additonal operating millage would raise an estimated $390 for the Township of Vermontville in 2002)

Lansing Parks & Rec Proposal -- Lansing Parks & Rec Proposal

Shall the City of Lansing, Counties of Ingham and Eaton, Michigan, renew a levy of one mill ($1.00 per $1,000) for five years commencing July 1, 2001 on all taxable real property in the City of Lansing for the prupose of operating the City's Parks and Recreation System?