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Millage renewals pass; some new measures falter

Voters on Tuesday approved requests for millage renewals across Dickinson County but turned down several proposals for new millages.

In the Norway-Vulcan School District, a proposed sinking fund levy of up to 3 mills, or $3 per $1,000 of taxable value, fell short by just 15 votes.

In a county-wide vote, a proposed levy of 0.1 mills, or 10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, for the Dickinson Conservation District was denied.

Breen Township voters turned down a proposed parks and recreation millage of 0.5 mills, or 50 cents per $1,000 of taxable value.

Also defeated was a request in Norway Township for a new 1-mill levy, or $1 per $1,000 of taxable value, for road improvements and repairs at the Norway Township Cemetery.

A request for an additional levy for the Dickinson-Iron District Health Department of 0.05 mills, or 5 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, was approved in the overall vote, even though Dickinson County voters came out against it.

In Iron County, voters approved a new levy of 0.075 mills, or 7.5 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, to help fund veteran services in the county.

A summary of all preliminary millage tallies from Tuesday’s election:

Norway-Vulcan School District

Sinking fund levy of up to 3 mills, 10 years

Yes – 648

No – 663

Dickinson and Iron counties Health Department renewal of 0.42 mills, four years

Dickinson County

Yes – 3,280

No – 2,011

Iron County

Yes — 2,0005

No — 661

Total: Yes, 5,285; No, 2,672

Dickinson-Iron Health Department additional levy of 0.05 mills, five years

Dickinson County

Yes – 2,487

No – 2,786

Iron County

Yes — 1,606

No — 1,050

Total: Yes, 4,093; No, 3,836

Dickinson County Conservation District levy of 0.1 mills, five years

Yes – 2,542

No – 2,736

Dickinson County 911 dispatch renewal of 0.4 mills, three years

Yes – 3,511

No – 1,802

Dickinson County Road Commission renewal of 0.5 mills, five years

Yes – 3,476

No – 1,820

(Continued from 1-A)

Breen Township Renewal of 0.5 mills for ambulance/rescue, five years

Yes – 93

No – 38

Breen Township road levy of 1 mill, five years

Yes – 78

No – 60

Breen Township parks and recreation levy of 0.5 mills, three years

Yes – 53

No – 79

Felch Township renewal of 0.5 mills for ambulance/rescue, five years

Yes – 108

No – 28

Felch Township road levy of 1 mill, four years

Yes – 84

No – 45

Norway Township renewal of 2 mills for fire protection and roads, four years

Yes – 280

No – 139

Norway Township levy of 1 mill for cemetery roads, two years

Yes – 168

No – 244

Waucedah Township renewal of 2 mills for roads, four years

Yes – 142

No – 71

West Branch township renewal of 0.5 mills for ambulance/rescue, five years

Yes – 21

No – 1

Tri-Township Ambulance renewal of 0.5 mills, five years, for ambulance/rescue in Breen, Felch and West Branch townships

Yes – 201

No – 80

Iron County new levy of 0.075 mills for veterans services

Yes — 1,713

No — 962

Menominee County 911 dispatch levy of 0.625 mills, five years

Yes – 2,653

No – 1,255

Menominee County levy of 0.375 mills for county library

Yes – 2,391

No – 1,525

Starting at $3.50/week.

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