KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — On Tuesday, May 4, voters in Kalamazoo County will decide whether or not an increase of a millage for the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA) will be approved or not.
According to a sample ballot from the Michigan Secretary of State, the language for the proposal is written as follows:
“This proposal will allow the intermediate school district (KRESA) to continue to levy special education millage previously approved by the electors and restores millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution of 1963.”
The proposal is further explained below:
“Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, to provide funds for the education of students with disabilities for a period of 6 years, 2021 to 2026, inclusive, be increased by 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) (1.4925 mills of the above is a renewal of millage that expired with the 2020 tax levy and .0075 mill is a restoration of millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2021 is approximately $12,533,825 from local property taxes authorized herein?”
To view the sample ballot, click here.
To find out whether you are registered to vote or not, visit the Secretary of State website here.
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