COUNTYWIDE PROPOSALS
Proposal A:
"Shall separate fixed tax increases be perpetually established based on the Taxable Value of the County of Iron, the seven Townships in Iron County, and the Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School district within the County, to be used for general operational purposes, the aggregate of which shall not exceed 7.85 mills ($7.85 per $1,000.00 of Taxable value) as follows:
County of Iron: 6.43 mills (This levy would raise an estimated $3,081.028 in the first year.)
Townships: 1.25 mills (This levy would raise the estimated amount for each township as follows: Bates Township $59,941; Crystal Falls Township $111,234;
Hematite Township $20,720; Iron River Township $63,478; Mansfield Township $28,224; Mastodon Township $86,378; and Stambaugh Township $111,121.)
DIISD: .17 mills (This levy would raise an estimated $81,457 in the first year.)
TOTAL 7.85 MILLS
(This being a perpetual renewal of the seven and eighty-five hundreds (7.85) mills of the authorized allocated millage rate which expires with the 2014 tax levy.)"
Yes-- 2,047
No-- 1,973
Proposal B:
911 MILLAGE – 0.2-mill increase over 4 years for an enhanced 911 system.
Yes-- 2,457
No-- 1,610
COUNTY COMMISSION – 4th District
Republican – E. Martyn Ness, 398
Democrat – Sharon Leonoff, 436
COUNTY COMMISSION – 5th District
No Party Affiliation – Tim Aho, 394
No Party Affiliation – Robert Black, 340
CASPIAN CITY COMMISSION – Three seats
Anthony Dallavalle, 156
Gary Sabol, 99
Colleen Smetak, 129
Randy Thunander, 136
Joe Varney, 146
Michael Varney, 165
CRYSTAL FALLS MAYOR
Janet A. Hendrickson, 143
Patrick W. Sommers, 373
CRYSTAL FALLS CITY COUNCIL – Two seats
Jeffrey Hagglund, 368
Michael McCarthy, 149
Bill McCarthy, 179
David Sherby, 250
CITY OF CASPIAN – Shall the entire City of Caspian, County of Iron, Michigan, be created into a fire protection special assessment district under the provisions of Michigan Public Act 33 of 1951, as amended, for the purpose of raising money by special assessment therein for furnishing fire protection, and purchasing and housing equipment, and for operation of the same?
Yes-- 59
No-- 245
CITY OF GAASTRA – Shall the entire City of Gaastra, County of Iron, Michigan, be created into a fire protection special asseement district under the provisions of Michigan Public Act 33 of 1951, as amended, for the purpose of raising money by special assessment therein for furnishing fire protection, and purchasing and housing equipment, and for the operation of the same?
Yes-- 77
No-- 44
IRON RIVER TOWNSHIP ROAD MILLAGE – 1-mill renewal over 3 years for road maintenance.
Yes-- 266
No-- 149
IRON RIVER TOWNSHIP OPERATIONS MILLAGE – 2 mills over 3 years for general operations.
Yes-- 178
No-- 229
