LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSALS
Mid Peninsula School District sinking fund millage: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mid Peninsula School District, Delta and Marquette Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 2 mills ($2.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2018 to 2027, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the construction or repair of school buildings, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $154,239?
No-- 372 Yes-- 307
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GWINN AREA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS BOARD
Vote for not more than 2, 6-year term
Patricia Emery-- 1,656
Brad Johnson-- 1,928
Avis Meyers-Ketola-- 2,092
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MARQUETTE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD
Vote for not more than 3, 6-year term
Kristen Cambensy-- 7,158
Brandon Canfield-- 4,055
Jim Hewitt-- 5,867
Erich Norse Ottem-- 2,882
Glenn Sarka-- 5,157
Partial term ending 12/31/20
Vote for not more than 1
Keith Glendon-- 5,438
George Pond, Jr.-- 4,757
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NEGAUNEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD
Vote for not more than 2, 6-year term
Paul Maino-- 1,887
Todd A. Saunders--2,074
Patrick Thomson-- 1,800
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CHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP
Library millage proposal: Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within Chocolay Township, Marquette County, Michigan, be increased and the Township be authorized to levy a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .2716 mill ($.2716 on each $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the full amount of the previously authorized millage lost as a result of the Headlee Amendment millage reduction for three (3) years, 2018 to 2020 inclusive, to be disbursed to the Peter White Public Library for the purpose of providing library services to the residents of Chocolay Township? If the millage is approved, the estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of the levy (2018) is approximately $58,500.
Yes-- 2,106 No-- 963
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FORSYTH TOWNSHIP
1.6 mills over 10 years for road improvements
Yes-- 1,469 No-- 1,028
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HUMBOLDT TOWNSHIP
2.009 mills over 10 years for road improvements and maintenance
Yes-- 146 No-- 93
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CITY OF ISHPEMING
Mayor
Karl Lehmann-- 958
Stuart Skauge-- 644
Mike Tonkin-- 660
City Council
Vote for not more than 2
Lindsay Bean-- 822
Matt Cody-- 410
Claudia Demarest-- 484
Joseph Juidici-- 667
Justin L. Koski-- 682
Pat Scanlon-- 1,013
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MARQUETTE CITY COMMISSION
Margaret Brumm-- 2,471
Jenn Hill-- 3,761
Mike Plourde-- 2,650
Jenna Smith-- 4,117
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CITY OF MARQUETTE PROPOSALS
Library millage proposal: Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within the City of Marquette, Marquette County, Michigan, be increased and the City be authorized to levy a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .1315 mill ($.1315 on each $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the full amount of the previously authorized millage lost as a result of the Headlee Amendment millage reduction for five (5) years, 2018 to 2022 inclusive, to be disbursed to the Peter White Public Library for the purpose of providing library services to the residents of the City of Marquette and for all other library purposes authorized by law? If the millage is approved, the estimate of the revenue the City will collect in the first year of the levy (2018) is approximately $95,000. Funds from the millage will be disbursed to the Peter White Public Library and the City of Marquette Brownfield Redevelopment Authority.
Yes-- 6,313 No-- 1,736
Proposed amendment of sections 11-6 and 11-7 of chapter 11 of the city charter: Shall Sections 11-6 and 11-7 of Chapter 11 of the Marquette City Charter be amended to revise the calculation related to the payment of a portion of electric light and power utility system revenues to the City of Marquette, which payment is made in lieu of taxes that would be paid on electric light and power utility system property if it were privately owned?
Yes-- 5,017 No-- 2,160
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MARQUETTE TOWNSHIP PROPOSALS
Fire truck and apparatus replacement millage: .6 mills over 6 years
Yes-- 1,472 No-- 666
Renewal of 1 mill over 2 years for library services
Yes-- 1,568 No-- 606
Supplemental law enforcement millage proposal: Shall the authorized millage for the Charter Township of Marquette be increased by a new millage in an amount not to exceed 0.4 mill ($0.40 for each $1000 of taxable property value) for a period of six (6) years from 2018 to 2023, both inclusive, for the purpose of providing partial payment for supplemental law enforcement and patrol coverage within Marquette Township over and above those basic services otherwise provided by the Marquette County Sheriff Department, when the current contract with the Marquette County Sheriff Department expires on December 31, 2018? The estimated revenue the Township will collect in the first year, if the millage is levied, is $98,547.85.
Yes-- 1,343 No-- 794
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CITY OF NEGAUNEE
Mayor
William Anderson, Jr.-- 603
David R. Kangas-- 1,068
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City of Negaunee Charter Amendment proposal: Shall Section 6.2 of Negaunee City Charter be amended to delete the current requirement that the City Manager have previous experience as a City Manager and instead provide that the City Manager will be hired based on the candidate's executive and administrative qualifications?
Yes-- 1,641 No-- 341
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NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP
1 mill over 10 years for road maintenance
Yes-- 1,216 No-- 361
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POWELL TOWNSHIP
1 mill over 4 years for Peter White Public Library services
No-- 279 Yes-- 199
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SANDS TOWNSHIP
Library Millage Proposal: Shall the tax limitation on all taxable property within Sands Township, Marquette County, Michigan, be increased and the Township be authorized to levy a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed .1712 mill ($.1712 on each $1,000 of taxable value) to restore the full amount of the previously authorized millage lost as a result of the Headlee Amendment millage reduction for three (3) years, 2018 to 2020 inclusive, to be disbursed to the Peter White Public Library for the purpose of providing library services to the residents of Sands Township? If the millage is approved, the estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of the levy (2018) is approximately $13,500.
Yes-- 779 No-- 370
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WELLS TOWNSHIP
Renewal of 1.4904 mills over 8 years for operations
Yes-- 65 No-- 36
Escanaba Area Public Schools sinking fund millage proposal: Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Escanaba Area Public Schools, Delta and Marquette Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1.8 mills ($1.80 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2018 to 2021, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of, school buildings, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $990,000?
No-- 4,464 Yes-- 3,695
Wells Township School District No. 18 millage proposal: 19.2 mills over 10 years for operations
Yes-- 61 No--34
