Parks Maintenance and Capital Improvements Millage Renewal
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The Park Maintenance and Capital Improvements Millage is a six-year millage for 1.10 mills that was approved by residents of the City of Ann Arbor on November 7, 2006. The millage expires in 2012. Each year the millage generates approximately $5,000,000 in revenue.
• Between 60% and 80% of the annual millage funds support City park maintenance activities. Park maintenance activities include forestry and horticulture, natural area preservation, park operations, park equipment repairs, park security, and recreation facility maintenance.
• Between 20% and 40% of the annual millage funds is designated for City park capital improvements in the following areas: active parks; forestry and horticulture; historic preservation; neighborhood parks and urban plazas; pathways, trails, boardwalks, greenways and the Huron River watershed; recreation facilities; and park equipment acquisitions.
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Timeline on the parks millage renewal:
* Tuesday, June 19, PAC unanimously passed their recommendation on the millage renewal. Click here to read the PAC resolution regarding the millage renewal (PDF)
* On Thursday, Aug. 9, city council voted unanimously to place on the Tuesday, Nov. 6 ballot a renewal of the city’s parks maintenance and capital improvements millage at the rate of 1.1 mills. City council also voted unanimously to reaffirm the policies for the Administration of the Park Maintenance and Capital Improvements Millage.
That renewal will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot in the following form:
ANN ARBOR CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT AUTHORIZING TAX FOR
PARK MAINTENACE AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
Shall the Charter be amended to authorize a tax up to 1.10 mills for park maintenance and capital improvements for 2013 through 2018 to replace the previously authorized tax for park maintenance and capital improvements for 2007 through 2012, which will raise in the first year of the levy the estimated total revenue of $5,052,000.
No Yes
If you would like to provide feedback about the parks millage, your comments are welcome at a2parks@a2gov.org.