Ottawa County May Election
Ottawa County May Election
Ottawa County May Election
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Official List of Proposals
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
City
City of Holland
Proposition To Authorize The Sale Of
255 Kollen Park Drive and 64 Pine Ave. located in
The City of Holland, Ottawa County
Shall the City of Holland be authorized under Holland City Charter Sections 4.17 and 12.19 to sell the real property owned by the City
of Holland known as:
a. 255 Kollen Park Drive, consisting of approximately 2.2463 acres, tax parcel 70‐ 16‐30‐298‐006, and
b. 64 Pine Ave., consisting of approximately 17.2619 acres located in the City of Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan, tax parcel 70‐16‐
29‐100‐005,
in a manner to be determined by the Board for the Holland Board of Public Works and the Holland City Council?
Township
Grand Haven Charter Township
Bonds for New Township Fire/Rescue Facility
Shall the Charter Township of Grand Haven issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds in one or more series in an amount not to
exceed Twelve Million Three Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars ($12,360,000) for the purpose of paying the cost of acquiring,
constructing, furnishing, equipping, and financing a new Township Fire/Rescue Facility in the Township?
The bonds will be outstanding a maximum of 20 years, exclusive of refunding. It is estimated that it will be necessary to levy 0.90 mill
($0.90 per $1,000 of taxable value) to pay debt service on the bonds in the first year of the levy, and to levy an estimated average of
0.77 mill ($0.77 per $1,000 of taxable value) each subsequent year for debt service, until the bonds are retired.
The tax revenue received by the Township as a result of the unlimited tax pledge will be disbursed to the Charter Township of Grand
Haven to repay the proposed bonds.
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Official List of Proposals
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Special District
Holland Aquatic Center
Holland Community Swimming Pool Millage Proposition ‐ Renewal/Additional Authorization
(This millage would renew the previously authorized 1.0 mill levy, which expires in 2023, for the operation of the Holland Community
Aquatic Center.)
Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution, on
the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property (both homestead and non‐homestead) in the Holland Area
Community Swimming Pool Authority (whose geographic boundaries are coterminous with those of the Holland School District) of 1
mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.9505 mills ($.9505 per $1,000 in taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks,
be renewed and increased up to the original voted 1 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for five (5) years, 2024
through 2028, inclusive, to provide funds to enable the Authority to own, operate, and maintain a community swimming pool and
authorize the Authority to levy said tax, raising an estimated $1,666,960 in the first year the millage is levied.
Intermediate School District
Muskegon Area Intermediate School District
Regional Enhancement Millage Renewal Proposal
The proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy regional enhancement millage that will expire with the
2023 levy. Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed millage will be collected by the intermediate school district and
distributed to constituent districts based on pupil membership count.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Muskegon Area Intermediate School
District, Michigan, be renewed by 0.9831 mill ($0.9831 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2024 to 2033,
inclusive, to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local funding for constituent district operating and capital
acquisition purposes related to security and technology; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if
the millage is approved and levied in 2024 is approximately $5,550,146, which funds will be disbursed as required by statute to:
Fruitport Community Schools, Holton Public Schools, Mona Shores Public Schools, Montague Area Public Schools, Public Schools of
the City of Muskegon, Muskegon Covenant Academy, Muskegon Heights Public School Academy, Muskegon Heights Public Schools,
Muskegon Maritime Academy, Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change, North Muskegon Public Schools, Oakridge
Public Schools, Orchard View Schools, Ravenna Public Schools, Reeths‐Puffer Schools, Three Oaks Academy, Timberland Academy,
Whitehall District Schools, and Muskegon Area Intermediate School District (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2023
levy)?
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Local School District
Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Bond Proposal
Shall Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed One Hundred
Fifty‐Five Million Seven Hundred Seventy‐Five Thousand Dollars ($155,775,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds
therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose of:
erecting, completing, remodeling, and equipping and re‐equipping, school buildings and facilities; furnishing and refurnishing school
buildings and facilities; purchasing school buses; and acquiring, installing, and equipping and re‐equipping school buildings for
instructional technology; preparing, developing, improving and equipping structures, athletic fields, play fields, playgrounds and
sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is 1.98 mills ($1.98 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for
a 0.00 mills net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding,
exclusive of any refunding, is twenty‐one (21) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire
this bond debt is 2.90 mills ($2.90 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds
currently outstanding is $4,565,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed millage
rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance
costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
Operating Millage Renewal Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except
principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation
allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property
exempted by law, in Grand Haven Area Public Schools, Ottawa and Muskegon Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00
on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2023, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the
school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2023 is approximately $16,160,295 (this is a renewal of millage that
expired with the 2022 tax levy)?
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Grandville Public Schools
Operating Millage Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal
residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property
exempted by law, in Grandville Public Schools, Kent and Ottawa Counties, Michigan, be increased by 19 mills ($19.00 on each $1,000
of taxable valuation) for a period of 4 years, 2023 to 2026, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the
revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 1.1578 mills are levied in 2023 is approximately $972,827 and 18
mills are levied in 2024 is approximately $15,729,239?
Hamilton Community Schools
Bond Proposal
Shall Hamilton Community Schools, Allegan County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty‐One Million One Hundred
Eighty Thousand Dollars ($41,180,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, in one or more series, for the
purpose of:
erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school buildings; remodeling, including security improvements to, furnishing and
refurnishing, and equipping and re‐equipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional technology and instructional
technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; and developing and improving playgrounds, driveways, parking
areas, and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023 is 2.60 mills ($2.60 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for
a 2.17 mills net increase over the prior year’s levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be outstanding,
exclusive of any refunding, is thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this
bond debt is 1.67 mills ($1.67 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
The school district does not expect to borrow from the State to pay debt service on the bonds. The total amount of qualified bonds
currently outstanding is $27,460,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding is $0. The estimated computed
millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
(Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance
costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Hudsonville Public Schools
Operating Millage Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except
principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation
allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property
exempted by law, in Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each
$1,000 of taxable valuation) for the year 2023, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school
district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2023 is approximately $6,830,000 (this is a renewal of millage that expired
with the 2022 tax levy)?
Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
This proposal renews building and site sinking fund millage that expired with the 2022 tax levy and restores millage lost as a result of
the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hudsonville Public Schools, Ottawa and
Allegan Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each
$1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2023 to 2027, inclusive, for sinking fund purposes to be used 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 (.9542 mill of the above is a renewal of millage for building and site
sinking fund purposes that expired with the 2022 tax levy and .0458 mill is to restore millage for the same purpose lost as a result of
the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963); the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage
is approved and levied in 2023 is approximately $2,100,000?
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Spring Lake Public Schools
Bond Proposal
Shall Spring Lake Public Schools, Ottawa County, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Forty‐Nine Million Eight Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($49,800,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bond therefor, in one or more series, for the purpose
of:
erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to the high school building; erecting, furnishing, and equipping a fieldhouse building;
remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, and equipping and reequipping school buildings; acquiring and installing instructional
technology and instruction technology equipment for school buildings; purchasing school buses; acquiring sites; and erecting,
preparing, developing, improving, and equipping athletic fields and facilities, playgrounds, and sites?
The following is for informational purposes only:
The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2023, under current law, is 0.99 mill ($0.99 on each $1,000 of
taxable valuation), for a 0 mill net increase over the prior year's levy. The maximum number of years the bonds of any series may be
outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, is twenty‐give (25) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be
required to retire this bond debt is 2.80 mills ($2.80 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).
The school district expects to borrow from the State School Bond Qualification and Loan Program to pay debt service on these bonds.
The estimated total principal amount of that borrowing is $8,598,246 and the estimated total interest to be paid thereon is
$2,801,429. The estimated duration of the millage levy associated with that borrowing is 11 years and the estimated computed
millage rate for such levy is 7 mills. The estimated computed millage rate may change based on changes in certain circumstances.
The total amount of qualified bonds currently outstanding is $45,115,000. The total amount of qualified loans currently outstanding
is $0. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or
maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employee salaries, or other operating expenses.)
West Ottawa Public Schools
Operating Millage Renewal Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except
principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation
allowance.
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property
exempted by law, in West Ottawa Public Schools, Ottawa County, Michigan, be increased by 18 mills ($18.00 on each $1,000 of
taxable valuation) for the year 2023, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will
collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2023 is approximately $16,632,000 (this is a renewal of millage that expired with the
2022 tax levy)?
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Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Special Election
Ottawa County, Michigan
Zeeland Public Schools
Operating Millage Renewal Proposal
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except
principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation
allowance and renews millage that will expire with the 2023 tax levy.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 18.7365 mills ($18.7365 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount
of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in Zeeland
Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, be renewed for the year 2024, to provide funds for operating purposes; the
estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2024 is approximately
$10,210,855 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2023 tax levy)?
Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
This proposal renews .9802 mill of building and site sinking fund millage previously approved by the electors and restores a portion of
that millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Zeeland
Public Schools, Ottawa and Allegan Counties, Michigan, be renewed by .9802 mill ($0.9802 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) and
also be increased by .0198 mill ($0.0198 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a total of 1 mill, for a period of 10 years, 2024 to
2033, inclusive, to continue to provide for a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair
of, school buildings 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 2024 is approximately $1,914,816?