Bay County Senior Citizens Levy Increase Proposal (November 2012)

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A Bay County Senior Citizens Levy Increase proposal was on the November 6, 2012 election ballot in Bay and Midland Counties, which are in Michigan, where it was approved.

This proposal authorized the Bay County to increase the property taxes of the County by up to .3 mill ($0.30 per $1,000 of assessed valuation) for five years in order to fund the senior citizens' programs. The estimated first year revenue from this tax is $870,590.37.[1]

Election results

The following are election results for the measure:

Midland County

Bay County Senior Citizens Levy Proposal
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 28 58.3%
No2041.7%

Results via Midland County, General Elections November 6, 2012 Election Results Official Summary

Bay County

Bay County Senior Citizens Levy Proposal
ResultVotesPercentage
Approveda Yes 27,037 55.31%
No21,84444.69%

Results via Bay County, Michigan General Election November 6, 2012.

Text of measure

Language on the ballot:

Shall the limitation on the amount of property taxes which may be levied each year against all taxable real and personal property in the County of Bay be increased by not more than .3 of a mill (30cents per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of 5 years, 2012-2016 inclusive, for senior citizens' programs and related facilities? This new millage will raise estimated revenues of $870,590.37 in the first year of the levy.

YES

NO[1][2]

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Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bay County Elections, Local Propositions
  2. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.



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