Question: What is the ratio between the taxable value of property on Gun Lake and the area within the proposed village which is not on Gun Lake? Answer: About 85% of the taxable value of the village is on Gun Lake with the other 15% being off of Gun Lake. Which coincidently means that 85% of any village tax would be paid by lake front property owners. ************************ Question: Will village residents still get to vote in township elections? Answer: Yes *********************** Question: Can Village residents hold elected office in their respective Township? Answer: Yes ******************** Question: Can Township residents hold elected office in the Village? Answer: Yes Only if they are a Village resident. ******************** Question: Will school districts change with a new village? Answer: No ******************** Question: Would we pay additional school taxes as a result of becoming a village? Answer: No ******************** Question: Will the property in the Village be protected from increases in our taxable value the same as it is now? Answer: Yes Your property will have the same property tax increase protections as it does now according to State Law. ******************** Question: Will the village acquire any assets of the townships or counties? Answer: No ******************** Question: Are there any benefits to the local townships with a village? Answer: Yes They will still receive their full property tax from residents of the Village, but they will not need to provide the zoning and ordinance control within the village, which would be a cost savings. They will also not need to use any of their general fund revenues for road repair inside the village, as all road maintenance will be the responsibility of the Village. This will allow the townships to use these general funds elsewhere in their township. |
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