Gratiot County Parks, Trails, and Recreation Program Millage Proposal -

For the sole purpose of providing funding necessary for creating, operating, maintaining and improving countywide parks, trails, and recreational programs within Gratiot County, including parks, trails, and recreational programs of Gratiot County and public parks and trails of townships, cities and villages within the County of Gratiot, shall the Constitutional limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Gratiot, Michigan, be increased by the same level authorized by the voters in 2004, and shall the County be authorized to levy, up to 0.3500 of one (1) mill ($0.3500 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of eight (8) years, 2020 through 2027, inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $__516,733.26____________ for funding a countywide parks, trails and recreation program in Gratiot County in the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value. A portion of the millage may be disbursed to townships, cities, and villages within Gratiot County for funding countywide parks and trails as the County Board determines appropriate. As required by State law, a small portion of the millage may be captured by the Downtown Development Authority of the City of St. Louis; and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of Gratiot County, the Cities of Alma and St. Louis, the Village of Ashley, and the Township of Elba.