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ALPENA — Alpena County voters approved both renewals for the Older Persons and Youth and Recreation millages. The unofficial voting results will be certified today by the Board of Canvassers.
The Youth and Recreation millage renewal passed with a vote of 4,339 to 2,355 and the Older Persons millage renewal passed with a vote of 4,851 to 1,852.
YOUTH AND RECREATION MILLAGE
The renewal will run for four years, starting with the levy made on Dec. 1.
The Alpena County Youth and Recreation millage renewal will not exceed one half mill, or $0.50 on each $1,000.00 of Equalized State Taxable Value.
The millage is for the sole purpose of providing “recreational activities” for youth and recreation for Alpena County residents, as well as recreational service and improvement or development of recreational sites.
The estimated revenue Alpena County will collect in the first year is $645,000. The 0.5-mill tax will cost an owner of a $100,000 house with a taxable value of about $50,000 about $25 a year.
Money from the millage goes towards community programming and supporting community recreation. The Youth and Recreation Committee, which includes a single Alpena County Commissioner and appointed members from the other districts, recommends to commissioners how money from the millage should be spent.
OLDER PERSONS MILLAGE
The renewal will run for four years starting with the levy made on Dec. 1.
The Alpena County Older Persons millage renewal will not exceed 0.55 of one million ($0.55 on each $1,000.00 of Equalized State Taxable Value) for a period of four years starting with the levy made Dec. 1.
This millage is for the sole purpose of providing “activities and services” for older persons in Alpena County, which includes individuals 60 years of age or older, for social, health, educational, nutritional, recreational, and senior facility improvements and mobility services.
The estimated revenue Alpena County will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year is $694,352. The .55-mill tax would cost an owner of a $100,000 house and a taxable value of about half that, about $27.50 a year.
VOTING TURNOUT STATS
- A total of 7,373 of 24,638 registered voters in Alpena County voted in this year's primary election. This resulted in about a 30% voter turnout.
- In Alpena County, 4,443 (18.03%) voted on Election Day; 2,676 (10.86%) submitted absentee ballots; 254 (1.03%) voted during early voting periods.
Kayla Wikaryasz can be reached at 989-358-5688 or kwikaryasz@TheAlpenaNews.com.