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





