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Detroit Public Schools Community District, Michigan, Non-Homestead Property Tax Renewal (August 2020)
| Detroit Public Schools Community District Non-Homestead Millage Renewal | |
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| Election date August 4, 2020 | |
| Topic Local property tax | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Referral | Origin Lawmakers |
A measure to renew non-homestead property taxes was on the ballot for Detroit Public Schools Community District voters in Wayne County, Michigan, on August 4, 2020.[1] It was approved.
A "yes" vote supports authorizing the district to renew for 11 years a property tax levy of $1,800 per $100,000 in assessed property tax value on property except for primary residences to generate an annual estimated $65 million for the district. |
A "no" vote opposes authorizing the district to renew for 11 years a property tax levy of $1,800 per $100,000 in assessed property tax value on non-homestead property. |
This property tax levy was first authorized in 2016.
A simple majority vote was required for the approval of this measure.
Election results
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Detroit Public Schools Community District Non-Homestead Millage Renewal |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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93,329 | 84.54% | ||
| No | 17,061 | 15.46% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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This proposal would renew the authorization last approved by the voters in 2012 for the School District of the City of Detroit to levy for general operating purposes on non-homestead property (business, industrial and commercial property and rental homes) which would allow the School District to continue to retire its operating debt obligations. Under state law, the School District’s authority to levy this tax will end the earlier of 2033 or when its operating debt is repaid. Taxpayers living in their own principal residences (owner-occupied homes) in the School District do not pay this tax. Shall the authorization granted to the School District of the City of Detroit, County of Wayne, Michigan, to levy taxes on taxable non-homestead property in the amount of 18.00 mills ($18.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) be renewed for eleven (11) years, 2023 to 2033, inclusive, to provide funds for operating expenses of the School District of the City of Detroit? If approved, this renewal would raise an estimated $65 Million for the School District in 2023.[2] |
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Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the Detroit Public Schools Community District Board.[1]
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wayne County Elections, "Official List of Proposals - 08/04/2020 State Primary ," accessed July 13, 2020
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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