The Daily Telegram
RAISIN TOWNSHIP — After its proposed road millage failed in the last election, Raisin Township officials agreed to dedicate an additional $300,000 from the general fund for road repairs in 2021.
After roads severely deteriorated when state road funding to municipalities dried up during the recession, the township board established a $95 per parcel Special Assessment District (SAD) in 2014 that brought in an additional $328,500 for road repairs in the township on top of $100,000 a year it budgeted for roads. The SAD, which was in place for five years, allowed the township to successfully rehabilitate many of the main roads within the township.