Grand Traverse County Benzie County Central Schools Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to replace the building and site sinking fund millage previously approved by the electors.Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Benzie County Central Schools, Benzie, Manistee, Grand Traverse and Wexford Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .70 mill ($0.70 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2027-2036, inclusive, to replace the previously approved sinking fund millage with a sinking fund millage for the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvments; for the acquistion or upgrading of technology; for the acquistion of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisiton of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used ot carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquistion of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other puposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $942,243 (this is a replacement of millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy)?
