VOTE411 Voter Guide

For the purpose of continuing funding for detaining and housing Eaton County juvenileswho are delinquent, to provide protective services for abused and neglected children, andto operate new and existing prevention and treatment programs for such juveniles andchildren, shall the constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may beassessed in one (1) year upon all taxable real and tangible personal property within theCounty of Eaton, Michigan, be increased in an amount not to exceed 0.35 mill ($0.35 oneach $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of five (5) years, 2029 to 2033, inclusive andshall the County levy such millage for said purposes? This is a renewal of a millageexpiring in 2028 that has been rolled down over the years to 0.3495 by the HeadleeAmendment and a restoration of that millage to the original 0.35 mill, and if approved andlevied in its entirety, this millage will raise an estimated $2,046,777 for juvenile housingand programs during the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value. A smallportion of the revenue collected (approximately $39,564 in 2029) may be required to bedistributed to Downtown Development Authorities, Tax Increment Financing Authorities,Local Development Financing Authorities, Corridor Improvement Authorities andBrownfield Redevelopment Financing Authorities established in the cities of Charlotte,Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Potterville, Olivet, Township of Delta, and Village ofBellevue.