Question 14 - Southwest Michigan Regional Airport Renewal Millage

Shall the special voted ad valorem tax levy previously approved by the electors of St. Joseph Charter Township under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 0.1 mills ($0.10 or ten cents for each $1,000 of taxable value) reduced to 0.0992 mills ($.0992 or 9.92 cents for each $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed and increased up to the original 0.1 mills ($0.10 or ten cents for each $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of 10 years, being 2027 to 2036, inclusive (the first levy being December 2027 and the last being in December 2036) for the purpose of planning, promoting, acquiring constructing, improving, enlarging, extending, owning, maintaining, and operating the necessary landing, navigational and building facilities for the Southwest Michigan Regional Airport and the continuation of the Airport Authority, thereby raising an estimated $57,483.64 in the first year (this is a reauthorization of a millage which was first levied in 1997 and which expires with the 2026 tax levy).