Burr Oak school district voters have approved the operating millage renewal proposal submitted to them in Tuesday’s (November 6) General Election. Unofficial results show the proposal was approved 295 (57.39 percent) to 219 (42.61 percent). The proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property, except principal [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has established four millage amounts to levy in December for 2013 including one that is less than the full amount authorized by voters. During their meeting Tuesday (September 18), commissioners set the millage rate for the St. Joseph County Commission on Aging (COA) at ¾ of a mill [...]

Voters in the White Pigeon school district have strongly endorsed renewal of a three-mill sinking fund tax levy for another five years – 2012 to 2016. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s (May 8th) balloting show that – with three of four voting precincts reporting – the millage drew affirmative votes from nearly 69 percent of those [...]

The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners has given the green light to place a .75 mill renewal tax levy for E-911 Central Dispatch on the August 7th ballot. The action came Tuesday (May 1) after a brief presentation by Jon Uribe, executive director of E-911 Central Dispatch, in which he requested such a renewal.  [...]

The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging Board of Directors has scheduled a special strategic planning meeting for Friday (April 27). The session was set as the result of discussion during the board’s regular April meeting regarding proposed renewal of the COA millage in balloting later this year.  As reported by Staff Writer Rick Cordes [...]

Millage proposals in two adjacent ‘River Country’ communities had different outcomes in Tuesday’s (November 8th) election. Voters in the Village of White Pigeon approved a proposal to establish a .35 mills tax levy for ambulance services for a five-year period from 2012 through 2016.  The tally was 71 in favor with 27 opposed. In the [...]

Residents of the Village of White Pigeon will decide the fate of a proposed tax levy for ambulance services when they go to the polls November 8th. Up for consideration will be a levy of .35 mills for a five-year period – 2012 through 2016 – a new millage that would generate an estimated $9,374 [...]

The Sturgis City Commission is considering adding a question to the May 2011 ballot regarding a dedicated millage for street improvements within the City of Sturgis. As part of deliberations on this issue, the City is sending a survey to residents asking for their feedback. Copies of the survey will be sent to homes within [...]

Tuesday (September 14th) is a special election day in the Colon school district. Voters will consider two millage proposals to fund a wide variety of improvements in the Colon Community Schools. To access two documents with information about the proposals – through the Colon Community Schools website – click on the following links: •    FAQ’s about [...]

Two millage proposals to fund a wide variety of improvements in the Colon Community Schools will be on the ballot in a special election Tuesday (September 14th). To access an informative story by Jef Rietsma in the Kalamazoo Gazette, click here. Two documents available via the Colon Community Schools website also provide a good deal [...]

Leonidas Township voters strongly endorsed renewal of a 1.7-mill ambulance and fire protection tax levy in Tuesday’s (August 3rd) Primary Election. The program – for a period of five years (2010 through 2014) – was approved 132 to 56. The millage is expected to generate a little more than $54,000 in the first year.

St. Joseph County voters will be asked to renew a countywide transportation millage when they go to the polls in the August 3rd Primary Election. The St. Joseph County Transportation Authority (SJCTA) is seeking renewal of a .33 mill tax levy for a period of four years – 2011 through 2014 – to help fund [...]

It will be a busy summer in Three Rivers in terms of various infrastructure projects around the city. The projects include:

The St. Joseph County Transportation Authority (SJCTA) was in the spotlight during the Constantine Village Council meeting Monday evening (June 7th). Steve Yorks, executive director of the SJCTA, said the agency receives one third of its $1.5 million annual budget from millage and asked for a renewal of the .33 mill levy, or the equivalent [...]

The Three Rivers City Commission has approved a Fiscal Year 2010-2011 budget for the City of Three Rivers that includes a ‘component unit’ budget for the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) with funding from a one-mill tax levy to be applied in the entire DDA district. The action came on a 5-to-2 vote Tuesday [...]

The St. Joseph County Commission on Aging (COA) has endorsed the millage renewal sought by the Joseph County Transportation Authority (SJCTA). In action Wednesday afternoon (May 26th), the COA Board of Directors unanimously adopted a resolution that supports the approval of a .33-mill levy in the election on August 3rd.

The Colon Community Schools Board of Education has decided to submit two millage proposals to Colon school district voters in a special election in September.

Frustration and concern were evident during the May meeting of the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Thursday morning (May 20th) as the organization’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year and its associated millage were discussed.

Marcellus school district voters have approved both millage proposals that were on the ballot in Tuesday’s (May 4th) election.

The Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has taken a compromise approach to levying millage on properties in the DDA district. In action during a special meeting Tuesday morning (April 27th), the DDA Board voted to recommend to the Three Rivers City Commission that one mill be levied throughout the entire DDA district – both [...]