There will be a variety of millage issues on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot in this area and in Allegan County.
Allegan County
Voters will be asked to renew up to $3 in a surcharge for emergency 911 phone service for users. The proposal will apply for a period beginning Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2035.
Another millage request will be for renewal of one mill for road resurfacing, preparation and city-village road improvements, which expired at the end of 2023. The current levy is 0.9654 because of provisions of the Headlee Amendment. The county also will be ask ing for restoration of the one mill. For six years, from 2024 to 2029.
Officials estimate the millage will raise a little more than $1.146 million in the first year.
Dorr Township
The township is asking for approval of a proposed renewal of 0.478 mill, reflecting a millage rollback by the Headlee Amendment, for four years for purchase, improved ent, maintenance, repair and replacement of fire vehicles. Reve new estimate in the first year is $180,813.
Hopkins Township
A renewal of two mills for four years for roads is being sought. Officials estimate the revenue will amount to $210,000 in the first year.
Leighton Township
There will be a proposal on the Aug. 6 ballot, two mills for roads over five years, raising an estimated $723,775 in the first year.
Watson Township
A one-mill request being sought will be for fire protection and ambulance service over five years. The amount has been estimated at $241,816 for the first year of the very.
Wayland Township
There will be three proposals here.
One will be for one mill for four years to fund road improvements, another to provide for fire and emergency services equipment with both estimated at $241,816 in the first year.
The other will be to continue funding the solid waste reduction programs at a surcharge cost of $50 per year per household for five years.
David:
Many years ago, before the road milage was passed in Dorr Township, road maintenance (repairs, dust control) was paid for out of the general fund. The last road committee meeting I had attended it seemed as though funds from the millage were also being used for repairs and maintenance, in addition to reconstruction and paving, which would have given the township some relief in the general fund as a result of not having to fulfill those road needs. Are you able to verify if this is indeed true and what that money from the general fund has since been allocated to?