On the Ballot: Walled Lake Voters Asked to Approve Trailway Millage
Walled Lake, MI- Voters in Walled Lake will see a measure on the Nov. 6 ballot to raise funds for the Michigan Airline Trailway. Ballot language is as follows:
Walled Lake City Michigan Airline Trailway Millage Shall the City tax limitation imposed on all taxable real and tangible personal property within the City of Walled Lake, Oakland County, Michigan, be increased in an amount not to exceed 0.5000 mills ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for six (6) years, 2019 to 2024 inclusive, to provide funds to operate, maintain, improve, repair and rehabilitate the newly established Michigan Airline Trail located within the City of Walled Lake including, but not limited to, the former train depot facility adjacent to the Trail?
The total revenue the City will collect if the millage is approved and levied beginning in the 2019 calendar year through 2024 calendar year is estimated to be $596,282.00
An incremental portion of this revenue may be subject to capture by the Walled Lake Downtown Development Authority according to existing laws and regulations generally applicable to taxable property within the City of Walled Lake
Election Day is Nov. 6, 2018. Find more information on ballot proposals and candidates at Oakland County Clerk’s website, and Oakland County Times Election Page.