What's on the ballot in Casnovia Township, Muskegon County

Shall the County of Muskegon, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .50 mill ($0.50 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property within Muskegon County for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of acquiring, developing, improving, operating, maintaining, repairing, and preserving parks, recreational facilities, trails, greenways, natural areas, public access sites, and related recreational amenities in Muskegon County? The estimate of the revenue Muskegon County will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year (2026) is approximately $3,625,000. Up to 30% of the funds will be available for distribution by the County to local units of government within the County to use for the purposes identified in this proposal. By law, a portion of the millage may be subject to capture by brownfield redevelopment authorities and those authorities governed by the Recodified Tax Increment Financing Act, 2018 PA 57, including the Downtown Development Authorities of the Cities of Montague, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, and Roosevelt Park, Fruitport Charter Township, and the Village of Ravenna; the Tax Increment Financing Authorities of the Cities of Norton Shores, Muskegon, and Whitehall; the Local Development Finance Authorities of the Cities of Muskegon and Whitehall; and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of the Cities of Muskegon, Norton Shores and Whitehall and the Townships of Ravenna and Whitehall. The total amount of captured tax increment revenues from such millage in the first calendar year of the levy is estimated at $132,000.

Shall Casnovia Township, Muskegon County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 1.0 mill ($1.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which .9598 mill is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .0402 mill is new additional millage, against all taxable property in the Township for a period of five (5) years, 2026 through 2030, inclusive, for the purpose of funding and operating the Casnovia Township Fire Department and any other fire service operational purpose authorized by law? 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 $130,000.