How Much Are Municipal Services Worth? Township voters are asked to renew expiring millage with slight increase By Lonnie Huhman
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renewal and an increase. That’s what Northville Township residents will be pondering as the August 4 Primary Election approaches with a millage question on the ballot asking for a renewal of the current millage rate (that expires at the end of the year) and an increase of the rolled Marina Neumaier back millage resulting from the Headlee Amendment. In an effort to get some information for voters, we reached out to Marina Neumaier, Northville Township’s Assistant Township Manager and Finance Director, with some questions about the
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millage proposal that will be on the primary ballot. Neumaier said the existing millage rate approved by residents in 2014, expires at the end of 2020. “The millage proposal which Northville Township voters will be asked to consider on the ballot aims to restore the current rolled back Public Safety; Parks and Recreation, Senior and Youth Services; and general operating millage to amounts approved by voters back in 2014,” Neumaier said. “To accomplish this and allow for future millage reductions due to the Headlee
Amendment, a 0.5 mill increase is required.” According to the township website, in 2014, “the electors of Northville Charter Township authorized a Public Safety
millage in the amount of 6.250 mills, and, a Parks, Senior & Youth Services millage in the amount of 0.7574 mills, and a voted General Operating millage in the amount of 0.1176
The ballot question includes an additional 0.5 mill, of which 80% will be used for Public Safety, including emergency dispatch services.
