9/6/13 - The Brighton City Council provided some direction to City Manager Dana Foster at Thursday nightâs meeting on the four Headlee override requests that will be on the ballot in November. Voters will be deciding on proposals to override, or temporarily lift, the Headlee Tax Limitation Amendment, which caps tax increases at the rate of inflation or 5%, whichever is lower. The proposals address city issues such as street repair and improvements, sidewalks, police department needs, improvements to Mill Pond Park and trash collection. City Manager Dana Foster tells WHMI council Thursday night directed him to prioritize and bundle street and related projects which should be addressed first, assuming the street millage passes. Voters will have four separate requests to decide: A 1.25-mill proposal to improve streets, sidewalks and storm drainage; 38-hundredths-of-a-mill for new city police patrol cars and other department needs; 37-hundredths-of-a-mill to maintain and improve public buildings and parks and 1.16 mills to replace the current trash collection fee. All of the millages must pass or fail independent of each other and would be in effect for 10 years if approved. (JK)
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