What's on the ballot in Allendale Township, Ottawa County

For 10 years beginning with the tax assessments in December of 2027 and ending with the assessments in December of 2036, shall the total taxable property rate limitation in Ottawa County under Section 6 of Article IX of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, be increased up to the amount of 0.20 mills (20 cents per thousand dollars of taxable value) as an increase to the renewed 0.33 mill authorization for the purpose of acquiring, improving, operating, maintaining, restoring, and protecting parks, open space, trails, greenways, water access sites, recreational facilities, and related conservation and educational activities in Ottawa County and if approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $3,763,230 in the first calendar year it is levied (2027).

Shall Allendale Public Schools, Ottawa County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Sixty-Six Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($66,700,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: remodeling school buildings for and equipping school buildings with school safety and security improvements, including expanded security camera systems, secure keyless access systems for doors and classrooms, emergency radios and fire alarms; erecting STEM, industrial technology, and other additions to school buildings; purchasing school buses; equipping, developing and improving playgrounds, play fields, athletic fields and facilities, driveways, parking areas and sites; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional technology equipment for school buildings; remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; and erecting school support buildings? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027, under current law, is 2.64 mills ($2.64 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 thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 3.59 mills ($3.59 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $5,597,984 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $6,855,123. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 11 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 8.59 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $40,695,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $17,444,114. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be independently audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

Shall Allendale Public Schools, Ottawa County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Seven Million Forty-Five Thousand Dollars ($27,045,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: erecting, furnishing and equipping a school multi-purpose building for student and community use; and developing and improving a site? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2027, under current law, is 1.41 mills ($1.41 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 thirty (30) years. The. estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 1.55 mills ($1.55 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds. The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $-0- and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $2,025,355. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 8 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 8.59 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $40,695,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $17,444,114. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be independently audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)

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. The remaining 1.6911 mills are only available to be levied to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will only be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, be renewed by 19.6911 mills ($19.6911 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2028 to 2032, inclusive, 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 2028 is approximately $9,560,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2027 tax levy)?

This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2027 tax levy. Shall the currently authorized millage rate of .9709 mill ($0.9709 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) which may be assessed against all property in Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2028 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, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology 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 2028 is approximately $2,740,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2027 tax levy)?