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May 3, 2021
Voters in one Leelanau County township will decide whether to renew an operating millage when they go to the polls on Tuesday. Even though it would replace last year’s millage at the same rate, not everyone is in favor of it.
Leland Township Supervisor Susan Och says, “the Extra Voted Millage is funds for operating of Leland Township. This is over half of our operating budget.”
The millage renewal is expected to bring in roughly $215,000 dollars for things like public dock maintenance, township streetlights, and park upkeep.
“The township really needs this. This is an integral part of our operations. Yes we’ve been setting aside some of it for infrastructure and for upkeep, about $50,000 a year,” Och says. “We normally do this every three years. Last year we started doing it one year at a time just because things were so up in the air with COVID. We want to make sure we don’t do a long millage not knowing exactly what they need.”