What's on the ballot in Dalton 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 the Township of Dalton be authorized to levy a millage on taxable property in the Township in the years 2027-2036, both inclusive, that would increase the Township of Dalton tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution by the amount of 0.7109 mill ($0.7109 per $1,000 of taxable value), subject to reduction as provided by law, which is a renewal of the previously authorized millage. The purpose of this renewed millage levy is to continue to provide funds for purchasing fire apparatus, equipment and upgrades to the fire station of the Dalton Township Fire Department. It is estimated that a levy of 0.7109 mill would provide revenue of $253,914 in the first calendar year. The revenue from this millage levy will be disbursed to the Township of Dalton.