What's on the ballot in Rockland Township, Ontonagon County

Shall the presently existing tax limitation of one-half (1/2) mil (one half dollar or 50 cents per $1,000.00 of taxable value) which may be assessed against all of the taxable property in the County of Ontonagon, State of Michigan, be renewed and continued for a period of four (4) years, 2027 through 2030, both inclusive, as provided by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, said taxes to be used by the Ontonagon County Commission on Aging for the maintenance and expansion of its programs for senior citizens and maintenance on its building. Renewal will raise an estimated $189,752.93 in the first year the millage is levied.

Shall Ontonagon Area School District, Ontonagon County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Four Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($480,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor for the purpose of purchasing school buses? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027 is .42 mill ($0.42 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 five (5) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is .42 mill ($0.42 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.)