Alpena County Library Millage Proposal
Shall the County of Alpena, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually an amount not to exceed .7462 mill ($0.7462 on each $1,000 of taxable value), which is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2023, against all taxable property within Alpena County for a period of ten (10) years, 2024 to 2033, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for all library purposes authorized by law, including maintenance and operations of the Library? The estimate of the revenue Alpena County will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year (2024) is approximately $842,000. Funds from this millage will be distributed to the Alpena County Library Board.
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The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is asking for a renewal of the current .7462 mill ($0.7462 on each $1000 of taxable value), which expired in 2023 and provides funds for the general operations of the library.
This renewal will allow the library to continue to provide exceptional services and programs to the Alpena community.
For homes with a taxable value of $50,000, the .7462 levy would cost roughly $37 per year, about the cost of 3 paperback novels or 3 months of Netflix or 1 audiobook on Audible.
To calculate your portion of the millage, check your most recent tax statement or assessment for the taxable value of your property, multiply that by .001 and then multiply that by .7462.
Funds from the millage pay for books, magazines, newspapers, programs for children, teens, and adults, staffing, literacy training, access to technology and digital resources, and more.
This is not a new tax or additional tax.
