ALPENA — Voters in Northeast Michigan supported a slew of countywide tax proposals, including a property tax renewal for Alpena County’s ambulance service.

With all precincts reporting as of 2 a.m., Alpena County voters supported the ambulance in a 65%-35% vote, unofficial election results show.

The 1.5-mill property tax will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $75 per year over a four-year period.

With all precincts reporting, voters in Presque Isle County also approved countywide taxes for senior services and school resource officers, according to unofficial election results. Voters in Rogers City Area Schools approved of an operating tax and sinking fund tax and OK’d Presque Isle District Library’s operating tax.

PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY

The 0.75-mill property tax renewal for Presque Isle County’s senior services was approved by voters 2,246 to 778, and will provide money for services to people 60 and older. The property tax will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $37.50 per year over a six-year period.

A property tax to fund school resource officer positions in the Presque Isle County’s schools was approved by voters 1,923 to 1,077. The 0.33-mill property tax will cost the owner of a $100,000 house about $16.50 per year over a four-year period.

The operating millage for Rogers City Area Schools passed 1,119 to 363, and the district’s sinking fund passed 919 to 575.

Voters approved 18.3 mills on businesses and second homes for the Rogers City schools operations, but 0.3 mills will only be levied if the district is forced to roll back its tax rate by a state law limiting local government revenue in some instances. The district only charges 18 mills, which costs the owner of a $100,000 property $900 a year. The tax does not apply to primary residences.

The schools’ sinking fund tax is a 1.1519-mill tax that pays for construction or repair projects, school security, purchasing or upgrading technology, and other items. The millage will cost about $57.60 per year over an eight-year period for the owner of a $100,000 house.

ALCONA COUNTY

With all precincts reporting in Alcona County, unofficial election results showed voters approved a countywide veterans tax and a tax for ambulance services, as well as a tax to support Michigan State University’s 4-H programs. Voters also approved of an operating tax and a sinking fund tax proposal for Alcona Community Schools.

The 0.2-mill veterans tax passed 2,437 to 1,172 and will provide services and financial relief and help fund the Alcona County Veterans Affairs. It will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $10 per year over an eight-year period.

The 0.5-mill property tax for the county’s ambulance service was approved 2,714 to 911, and will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $25 per year over a four-year period.

Additionally, the Michigan State University Extension 4-H tax renewal passed 2,437 to 1,172, which will continue to cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $7 per year over a four-year period.

The operating millage for Alcona Community Schools was approved 1,651 to 919 by voters in Alcona County and the district’s sinking fund was approved 1,517 votes to 1,047 votes.

The school district’s operating tax is a 2.5-mill tax on businesses and second homes that will only be charged to make up for any revenue lost by a forced reduction in the district’s 18-mill operating millage because of a state law limiting local government revenue in certain circumstances. The tax will only be levied if that tax rate rollback went into effect. The full 18 mills will cost the owner of $100,000 in property about $900 a year. The tax does not apply to primary residences.

Alcona schools’ 1-mill tax for its sinking fund will pay for the construction or repair of school buildings, school security, purchasing or upgrading technology, or other items. The tax will cost the owner of a $100,000 house about $50 per year over a five-year period.

MONTMORENCY COUNTY

With all of the county’s nine precincts reporting, all of the county’s tax proposals passed, according to unofficial results.

In a 53%-47% vote, voters supported a property tax of up to 0.5947 mills to prevent the county’s operating tax from being lowered by that amount under a state law limiting local government revenue. That would cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $29.74 each year over a four-year period. The total tax, 5.75 mills, will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $287.50 annually.

The property tax renewal for the sheriff’s department passed 70%-30%. The tax will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $50 per year over four years. The 1-mill tax will allow the department to retain four deputies, a drugs narcotics enforcement officer, and necessary vehicles, equipment and related expenses.

Voters renewed the 1-mill property tax for the Montmorency County Commission on Aging in a 65%-35% vote, which will cost the owner of a $100,000 home $50 per year from 2020 to 2025.

And the 0.6-mill property tax for the Montmorency County Library was renewed by voters 61%-39%, and will cost the owner of a $100,000 home about $30 per year from 2020 to 2023.