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CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR OFFICE
Candidates running for office:
62 State Representative
Jim Haadsma, Democrat
Chad Basse, Republican
Michelle Gregoire, Republican
Dave Morgan, Republican
Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher B. Vreeland, Democrat
Dan Gilbert, Republican
Sheriff
Brad Palmer, Democrat
Steve Hinkley, Republican
Clerk and Register of Deeds
Andy Helmboldt, Democrat
Kimberly Hinkley, Republican
County Treasurer
Michael Evans, Democrat
Brian W. Wensauer, Republican
Water Resources Commissioner
Wayne Kukuk, Democrat
Johnny Cash, Republican
Ron Smith, Republican
County Commissioner District 7
Marcy Sacks, Democrat
Gary Tompkins, Republican
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PROPOSALS ON THE BALLET
Proposals:
CITY OF ALBION
STREET MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the City of Albion renew a levy of three mills ($3.00 per $1,000.00) on taxable value of property located in the City of Albion for five years beginning with the 2021 tax levy year and running through the 2026 tax levy year (inclusive), which will raise in the first year of such tax levy an estimated revenue of Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty-Three Dollars ($275,953.00) to be used for the specific purpose of rehabilitating and reconstructing Albion's streets? Taxes within the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and Tax Increment Finance Authority (TIFA) districts will be distributed as prescribed by law.If approved this would be a renewal of an existing millage.
CALHOUN COUNTY
SENIOR MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
For the purpose of providing funds to plan, coordinate, evaluate and provide services to persons sixty (60) years old and older, shall the previously approved millage authorization in the amount0.7452 mills($0.7452per $1,000 of taxable valuation) upon real and tangible personal property in the County of Calhoun, State of Michigan, which expires on December 31, 2020, be renewed and continued for a period of ten (10) years, from 2021 through 2030, inclusive?If approved and levied by the Calhoun County Board of Commission, the requested millage would provide estimated revenues to Calhoun County of $2,783,495 when first levied in 2021.
CALHOUN COUNTY PARKS MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Shall Calhoun County Government levy a new additional Parks Millage of .2 mills per year ($0.20 per$1,000) of taxable valuation upon all real and tangible personal property in the County, for a period of five (5) years, commencing in 2020 through 2024 both inclusive, to provide funds to be used and dispersed for the purpose of maintaining, operating, preserving, acquiring, and developing parks in Calhoun County, if approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $730,164 in revenue when first levied in 2020?
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