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PROPOSALS
LOCALÂ PROPOSALS:
BRIDGETON TOWNSHIP
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES MILLAGE PROPOSAL 0.9800 MILLS FOR 4 YEARS
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Bridgeton Township of 0.5 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), as reduced to 0.4800 mills ($0.4800 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required rollbacks, be renewed and increased by 0.5 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) to 0.9800 mills ($0.9800 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Bridgeton Township levy such new additional millage annually for four (4) years, 2025 through 2028, inclusive, to provide funds for fire protection services?
If approved and levied, this millage would raise an estimated $70,456 in the first year of the levy. All or a portion of the revenues from this millage will be disbursed to the City of Fremont, Ashland Grant Fire Department, Egelston Township, or other governmental agency for fire protection services within Bridgeton Township.
SCHOOLÂ PROPOSALS:
FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN CITY OF FREMONT, ASHLAND, BRIDGETON, BROOKS, DAYTON, DENVER, GARFIELD, LINCOLN, SHERIDAN, AND SHERMAN TOWNSHIPS)
SINKING FUND MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate of 2.4588 mills ($2.4588 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) which may be assessed against all property in Fremont Public Schools, Newaygo, Muskegon and Oceana Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive, to continue to provide for a sinking fund for construction or repair of school buildings, school security improvements, 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 2027 is approximately $1,599,519 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)?
WHITE CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN CITY OF WHITE CLOUD, BIG PRAIRIE, DENVER, EVERETT, GOODWELL, LINCOLN, MERRILL, MONROE, NORWICH, SHERMAN, AND WILCOX TOWNSHIPS)
BOND PROPOSAL
Shall White Cloud Public Schools, Newaygo County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Eight Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($28,400,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of:
erecting, completing, remodeling, and equipping and re-equipping school buildings and facilities, and additions to school buildings and facilities; furnishing and refurnishing school buildings and facilities; acquiring, installing, equipping and re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping athletic fields, play fields, playgrounds, structures, facilities and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2025, under current law, is 1.65 mills ($1.65 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 3.64 mills ($3.64 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 $4,112,299 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $1,162,234. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 8 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 9.5 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
The amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $13,405,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is approximately $471,135.
(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.)
BIG RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN BARTON, GOODWELL, MONROE, AND NORWICH TOWNSHIPS)
OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
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.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Big Rapids Public Schools, Mecosta and Newaygo Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2025, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2025 is approximately $4,691,295 (this is a renewal of millage that expired with the 2024 tax levy)?
SINKING FUND MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the building and site sinking fund millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate of .75 mill ($0.75 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) which may be assessed against all property in Big Rapids Public Schools, Mecosta and Newaygo Counties, Michigan, be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2027 to 2031, 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 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 2025 is approximately $446,320 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)?
MECOSTA-OSCEOLA ISD
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN BARTON, BIG PRAIRIE, GOODWELL, MONROE, AND NORWICH TOWNSHIPS)
SPECIAL EDUCATION MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy the current level of mills for special education.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of .9850 mill ($0.9850 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation), on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mecosta-Osceola Intermediate School District, Michigan, to provide funds for the education of students with a disability, be renewed for a period of 10 years, 2027 through 2036, inclusive; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $3,176,055 from local property taxes authorized herein (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)?
REED CITY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN BARTON TOWNSHIP)
BOND PROPOSAL
Shall Reed City Area Public Schools, Osceola, Mecosta, Newaygo and Lake Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Eighty-Eight Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($88,100,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:
erecting an addition to Reed City Middle and High School; remodeling, equipping, re-equipping, furnishing and refurnishing school buildings and facilities; purchasing school buses; acquiring, installing, equipping and re-equipping instructional technology; and preparing, developing, improving and equipping athletic fields, play fields, structures, facilities and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2025, under current law, is 4.50 mills ($4.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds of any series 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 6.43 mills ($6.43 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 $12,552,872 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is $15,733,163. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 27 years and the estimated computed millage rate for such levy is 7.00 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $3,030,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0.
(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.)
FREMONT COMMUNITY RECREATION AUTHORITY
(QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN THE TOWNSHIPS OF:Â DAYTON, SHERIDAN CHARTER, AND THE CITY OF FREMONT)
MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Shall the Fremont Community Recreation Authority, Newaygo County, Michigan be authorized to levy a tax annually upon the taxable value of all property subject to ad valorem taxation within the boundaries of the Fremont Community Recreation Authority in an amount not to exceed 0.50 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years 2026 through 2035, for the purpose of providing operational funding for the Recreation Center and community pool.
The following is for informational purposes:
This millage is a renewal of the previously authorized millage of 0.5 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), which has been reduced to 0.4943 mills ($0.4943 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks. This millage will raise an estimated $194,256 in 2026, the first year of the levy.
To the extent required by law, a portion of the total revenues from the tax levy may be captured by and disbursed to the City of Fremont Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
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