VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Van Buren County Road Commission is reminding citizens that area voters will be able to vote on whether or not a road millage will be renewed on the March 10 ballot.
The Van Buren County Road Commission says that taxes would not increase if the proposal is approved.
“This is NOT the new millage that was requested in 2018, this millage has been on your tax bill since 1978,” the organization said in a statement. “As the ballot language states, these funds are used for the repair and improvements of all public streets, roads and avenues in Van Buren County. This ballot request is for a millage RENEWAL.”
The organization says that the funds are also used by the Van Buren County Road Commission as the local match for grant funding received to make road improvements.
The organization adds that part of the tax money collected by this millage is also used for the following purposes:
- Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs),
- Local Development Finance Authorities (LDFAs), and
- Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities.
If passed, the renewal will cost the average household approximately $60.00 per year, or around $5.00 per month.
The road millage was first approved by voters in 1978, having been last renewed in 2016.
Any questions regarding this millage renewal can be answered by contacting the Van Buren County Road Commission at (269) 674-8011, or via email at vbcrc@vbcrc.org.
Meanwhile, in Kalamazoo, voters will be asked whether or not a millage for public transportation should be approved on the March 10 ballot.
