What's on the ballot in Speaker Township, Sanilac County

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against taxable property in Speaker Township be increased by 2.0000 mills ($2.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for fire protection, including the purchase, replacement, maintenance, and improvement of fire trucks, fire apparatus, large equipment, air packs, and other equipment and facilities necessary to provide fire protection services, raising an estimated $110,000 in the first year if levied? This proposal is for a new additional millage.

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against taxable property in Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, be increased by 1.0000 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for road maintenance, preservation, repair, construction and improvement, and dust control, including but not limited to road repairs, resurfacing, grading, gravel, drainage improvements, culvert work, dust abatement and control, and other necessary road-related improvements within the Township, raising an estimated $55,000 in the first year if levied? This proposal is for a new additional millage.

Shall Yale Public Schools, St. Clair and Sanilac Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings; and equipping, developing and improving playgrounds, driveways, parking areas, 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 1.4 mills ($1.40 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is fourteen (14) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.48 mills ($2.48 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. The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $11,900,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0.00. 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.)