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Galien Township General Levy Increase (August 2012)
From Ballotpedia
A Galien Township Fire Levy Renewal measure was on the August 7, 2012 ballot in the township of Galien, which is in Berrien County.
This measure was defeated
- YES 48
- NO 79
[1]
This measure sought to increase the current general operations levy by a rate of $1 per $1,000 of assessed value for a further five years in order to further pay for general operational costs in the township.[2]
Text of measure
The question on the ballot:
| Shall Galien Township impose an increase of up to 1.00 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, and levy it for 5 years, being the years 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017, for general township operating purposes, which 1 mill increase will raise an estimated $42,643.00 in the first year the millage is levied.[3] |
Footnotes
- ↑ Berrien County Elections, Current Election Results (dead link)
- ↑ Berrien County Elections, Current Proposal List
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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