City of Monroe endorses museum millage renewal and increase
The City of Monroe has endorsed the proposed renewal and increase of the Monroe County Museum System’s operating millage.
Monroe City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution of support for the proposed renewal of the museum’s current, .10-mill levy, as well as a requested .05-mill increase. Monroe County residents will vote on these two issues on May 4.
If approved by voters, the 10-year millage would generate $991,500 in revenue in its first year. The present levy – which, without increase, would generate $643,648 for the museum - expires at the end of this year.
City council offers support for tech millage renewal
The City of Monroe has thrown its support behind the renewal of the county-wide education technology millage, which voters will consider in a May 4 special election.
Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution of support for the one-mill levy renewal which, if passed, would extend the millage another five years.
State law says the Monroe County Intermediate School District is responsible for collecting the revenue raised by the millage. The ISD and the county’s public school districts, along with New Bedford Academy and Triumph Academy, each receive a share of the revenue based on enrollment numbers.
The long-discussed redevelopment of the old Knight’s Inn property in the City of Monroe hit a major snag Monday when city council unanimously agreed to terminate the Brownfield Redevelopment Plan for the property at 1150 Ternes Drive.
Council and city administration cited a lack of progress on the project and continued difficulties in obtaining necessary documents from the potential developer, Fort Wayne-based Sampal LLC, as the main reasons for the termination of the plan, which was originally approved in September 2017 as Sampal looked to construct a four-story Comfort Suites on the now-vacant site.
Council held a public hearing on the resolution to terminate the plan back at its Feb. 16 meeting, at which point representatives with Sampal addressed the delays in starting the project. Council agreed not to act on the resolution at that time, but to instead place the item on the budget for its April 5 meeting, giving Sampal a nearly two-month extension.�
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