7/31/14 - Two millage renewals will appear before voters in Green Oak Township on Tuesdayâs August primary ballot. The proposals will raise needed revenue to fund the Green Oak Township police and fire departments. Voters are being asked to renew 2.38-mills for police services and 1.77-mills for the fire department. If approved, both would cover general operations, as well as the purchase of equipment and vehicles. Green Oak Township Supervisor Mark St. Charles tells WHMI they felt the renewals were appropriate given taxable values being stable and the only difference is that instead of three years, a ten-year renewal period is being proposed. He says they are bare-bones proposals and what it will take to provide the same level of service that residents have become accustomed to. St. Charles says they would also provide a more stable revenue source for both departments and help with planning and developing long term future budgets. He added that the millages do not anticipate a new police station and will simply maintain the same number of police officers and the same volumes of firefighters. He says the township is also creative with how they finance police vehicles and fire apparatus. Detailed information about the police and fire millage renewal proposals is available on the Green Oak Township website. A link has been posted below. (JM)
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