What's on the ballot in Cooper Township, Kalamazoo County

Shall Cooper Charter Township, Kalamazoo County, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property in the Township for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of operating, equipping, providing personnel, and purchasing for the fire department; for construction of a new building and facilities for the fire department; and any other purposes authorized by law for fire and rescue services? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year (2026) if the millage is approved and levied by the Township is approximately $882,000.

Shall Parchment School District, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty-One Million Dollars ($41,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school buildings; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities; acquiring and installing instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping playgrounds and sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027, under current law, is 3.95 mills ($3.95 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 5.51 mills ($5.51 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds but expects estimated additional interest attributable to the bonds to be $1,776,248. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $15,280,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is approximately $10,192,942. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. (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.)

This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for special education previously approved by the electors. Shall the limitation on the annual property tax rate for the education of students with a disability in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 0.1699 mill ($0.1699 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 3.05 mills previously approved by the electors that has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $13,703,962 from local property taxes authorized herein?

This proposal requests additional millage to permit the continued levy by the intermediate school district of the maximum mills for area career and technical education previously approved by the electors. Shall the limitation on the annual property tax rate for area career and technical education in Allegan Area Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 0.0994 mill ($0.0994 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive (this increase will allow the intermediate school district to levy the maximum rate of 1.78 mills previously approved by the electors that has been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $7,996,555 from local property taxes authorized herein?