Millage renewals will be decided Tuesday for Sagola Township fire protection and ambulance support, the Norway-Vulcan Senior Center and a sinking fund for North Dickinson County School.

In Iron County, a millage for the Windsor Center in Iron River is up for renewal in four municipalities. Voters in Iron River Township will be asked to renew an operating millage and authorize a road repair levy.

The North Dickinson County School millage was last renewed in 2012 for 10 years and is now expiring, said Angel Inglese, superintendent. The proposal calls for a levy of up to 2 mills, or $2 per $1,000 of taxable property value, for another 10 years.

The millage would generate an estimated $250,000 when levied in 2023. It will be presented on the ballot as a new millage because it allows the school district to use the funds partly for safety and security improvements, Inglese said in a post on the district’s website.

Safety and security was not a permitted use when the sinking fund was approved in 2012, she explained. The law was changed a few years ago to allow such uses, but voters must also endorse the new language.

“If approved, the maximum amount the school board will be permitted to levy will be the same as the previous years — 2 mills,” Inglese said.

The district, which covers Felch, Sagola, Breen and West Branch townships, has not levied the full rate for the past several years, she added. The rate in 2021 was 1.8 mills.

“In Michigan, a sinking fund is a millage levied to support your local school safety improvements, technology improvements and the repair and construction of school buildings,” Inglese said. A sinking fund cannot be used to pay wages or benefits, or for routine maintenance.

The proposed Sagola Township fire protection millage is a renewal of 1 mill, or $1 per $1,000 of taxable value, for two years. It would raise an estimated $56,574 in 2023.

Sagola’s proposed ambulance millage is a two-year renewal of 0.75 mills, or 75 cents per $1,000 of taxable value. It would generate an estimated $42,430 in 2023.

The Norway-Vulcan Senior Citizens millage will be presented to voters in the city of Norway, along with Norway and Waucedah townships. It is a renewal of 0.5 mills, or 50 cents per $1,000 of taxable value, for four years.

To go into effect, it must pass in all three municipalities. The money — an estimated $84,500 in 2023 — is needed for daily operation expenses, meals, services and maintenance, according to center officials.

The Windsor Center renewal of 0.5 mills, or 50 cents per $1,000 of taxable value is for four years, through 2026. It will be decided by voters in Stambaugh, Iron River and Bates townships, and the city of Iron River.

The purpose is for operating, maintaining and improving the public auditorium and other recreational facilities for the benefit of adult and youth recreation programs. In 2023, it will raise an estimated $30,624 in Bates Township; $32,695 in Iron River Township; $52,460 in Stambaugh Township and $27,963 in the city of Iron River.

Iron River Township’s general operating millage renewal of 1.25 mills, or $1.25 per $1,000 of taxable value, is for three years through 2025. It would raise an estimated $81,739 in 2023. T

The township’s proposed road repair levy is 1 mill, or $1 per $1,000 of taxable value. The proposal is for three years, beginning in 2022, raising an estimated $65,391 in the first year.