District 9 Republicans,
Now is the time to research how you plan to vote in the upcoming May special elections, which will be held in selected jurisdictions. Here’s a simple guide to help you get started:
1. Review the information below to see if the elections affect you.
2. Study the proposals – you may need to visit your county or township supervisor’s website to learn more and decide how to vote.
3. Share this email with friends and neighborsin your area (this is very important).
4. Make sure to get out and VOTE!
Low voter turnout has been a significant issue for the Republican Party in Michigan, especially in red areas. This needs to change, and it will be one of our D-9 initiatives for this cycle.
Stay tuned for more updates on that front.
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools Bond Proposal
Shall Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Laker Schools, Huron County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twelve Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($12,700,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of:
Erecting additions to, remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; erecting a school support building; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school busses; and equipping, developing and improving a playground, an athletic facility, parking areas, driveways, and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2025 is .72 mill ($0.72 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a 0 mill net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty (20) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.13 mills ($1.13 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
Fairhaven Township Mosquito Abatement
Shall Fairhaven Township be authorized to raise money for the purpose of providing mosquito abatement by establishing a Township-wide special assessment district that imposes special assessments on benefitting lands under MCL 41.3c including up to $58.00 annually per parcel for the 2025 tax year?
Davison Community Schools Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Davison Community Schools, Genesee and Lapeer Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.3575 mills ($1.3575 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2026 to 2035, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the acquisition of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $1,554,667?
GRAND BLANC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BUILDING AND SITE SINKING FUND RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will renew and restore the authority last approved by the electors in 2019 and which expires with the 2025 levy for the School District to levy a building and site sinking fund millage, the proceeds of which will be used to make improvements and repairs to the School District’s facilities. Pursuant to State law, the expenditure of the building and site sinking fund millage proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for teacher, administrator or employee salaries, maintenance or other operating expenses.
Shall the Grand Blanc Community Schools, County of Genesee, Michigan, be authorized to levy 0.9915 mills ($0.99 per $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of ten (10) years, being the years 2026 to 2035, inclusive, to maintain a sinking fund to be used for the construction or repair of school buildings, school security improvements, the acquisition or upgrading of technology, the acquisition of student transportation vehicles, trucks and vans and parts, supplies and equipment used for the maintenance of these vehicles and for any other purposes permitted by law? This millage if approved and levied would provide estimated revenues to the School District of approximately $_2,335,025__ in the first year that it is levied.
YALE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINKING FUND MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2025 tax levy.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate of .9946 mill ($0.9946 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) which may be assessed against all property in Yale Public Schools, St. Clair and Sanilac Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 7 years, 2026 to 2032, inclusive, to continue to provide for a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for and the construction or repair of school buildings and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $550,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2025 tax levy)?
AUTHORIZATION OF ROAD IMPROVEMENT MILL-AGE
Shall the Township of Kenockee, St. Clair County, Michigan, renew a millage under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Kenockee Township, St. Clair County, Michigan, in the amount of 0.8 mills ($0.80 per $1000 of taxable value) for a period of four (4) years, 2025 through 2028, inclusive, for the sole purpose of providing funds for road improvements within Kenockee Township, where by levying such a millage for said purpose, the Township of Kenockee shall raise in the first year an estimated revenue of $79,329.88?
ALGONAC COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2025 tax levy.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 18.7435 mills ($18.7435 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Algonac Community Schools, St. Clair County, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 3 years, 2026, 2027 and 2028, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2026 is approximately $5,471,289 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2025 tax levy)?
REESE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SINKING FUND MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Reese Public Schools, Tuscola, Saginaw and Bay Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2025 to 2029, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for and the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the acquisition of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2025 is approximately $445,370?
VASSAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Vassar Public Schools, Tuscola County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2025 to 2034, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2025 is approximately $1,304,000 (this millage replaces a millage that expired with the 2024 tax levy