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ESCANABA. While elections are often dominated by personalities, Tuesday’s election will also include a number of local and county ballot propositions. Here’s what’s in the bulletin.

DELTA COUNTY – 911 MILEAGE

Delta County residents will be asked if they support a millage renewal of up to 0.75 cents (75 cents for every $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property in the county to support funding for Delta County’s emergency response and dispatch system. Promil will be charged for five years, from 2025 to 2029 inclusive.

If approved and levied in full, the millage would raise $1,125,000, a small portion of which would be distributed to local downtown development and built-up area redevelopment authorities funded by additional tax financing and covered by millage revenues as required by law .

The interim fishery will ensure the continued operation, equipment and facilities of the 911 system.

DELTA COUNTY – VETERANS AFFAIRS MILLAGE

The second countywide issue on Tuesday’s ballot is a request to levy 0.10 mills (10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) on all real and tangible property in the county for five years, from 2025 to 2029, inclusive . The non-renewal millage will be used to fund, equip, staff, maintain and operate the county Department of Veterans Affairs.

The Department will provide aid, support, and assistance to all qualified veterans, their spouses, and families who are eligible under Public Act 192 of 1953.

The amount of revenue the county will receive if the millage is approved and collected is estimated at $150,000 in the first calendar year.

GLADSTONE – SPECIAL ASSESSMENT END INITIATIVE

Gladstone voters will have the opportunity to vote on amending the city charter — the document that functions as the city’s constitution — to strip the city of its authority to issue special assessments.

Special contributions are essentially special taxes levied on a portion of the city’s population to pay for a special project. For example, residents living on a particular street may be charged a special fee in connection with the completion of a paving project on their street. These assessments prevent residents who do not benefit from the project from paying for it, but they also increase the cost to affected residents more than if all property owners in the city were to shoulder the cost of the project.

The proposal before voters Tuesday would also require the city to stop collecting any special assessments already being levied.

BAY DE NOCK TOWNSHIP – MILL OPERATIONAL UPDATE

Bay de Noc Township voters will vote on whether to renew the 0.5 mill (50 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) to be used solely for township operations. The millage would be levied for five years — from 2024 to 2029, inclusive — and raise $17,808.70 in the first year of the levy.

CITY OF BAY DE NOC – MILLENNIUM ROADS UPGRADE

Bay de Noc Township residents will also be asked to contribute 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) for township road improvements and necessary maintenance of the Bay de Noc Township parking lot, such as seal resurfacing and snow removal. The crop will be harvested for five years, from 2024 to 2029 inclusive.

If approved, the millage would raise $53,426 in the first year of levy.

FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP – YOUTH FIRE PROTECTION

Fairbanks Township voters will be asked to renew the town’s fire protection for ten years, from 2025 to 2034 inclusive. 0.4236 mills (about 42 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) would raise about $26,532 in the first year of the levy.

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP – ROAD PROPOSAL

Masonville Township residents will be asked to levy 1 million ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) for road maintenance, repairs and improvements. Millar will be charged for eight years, from 2025 to 2033 inclusive. If approved, the millage would raise $91,600 in the first year of levy.

TOWN OF NAHMA – FIRE DEPARTMENT LOCATION UPDATE

Nahma residents will be asked to upgrade the township’s fire department millage to the level previously set by Hadley’s voter-approved amendment, which would drop the original levy of 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) to 0.9804 mill (about 98 cents per $1,000 of taxable value). If approved, the full 1 million will be charged.

1 mill will be levied from 2025 to 2029 to provide funding for the operation of the fire department and the renewal of fire equipment. In the first year of authorization and collection, the millage would raise approximately $48,549.