![]() Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 21, at 5:15pm at City Hall, the City Commission will be holding a special meeting at which we will discuss and likely vote on an increase in the City’s property tax rate (a.k.a., our operating millage), potentially raising the City’s property tax rate from 14.9225 mills to 17.5604 mills (an increase of 2.64 mills, or 17.7%). You can watch the official meeting video by clicking HERE.įor over a year now, the City has been dealing with significant budgetary challenges – after millions of dollars in cuts and cancelled or delayed projects, we are still facing a roughly $2 million structural deficit (out of an annual General Fund budget of around $20 million), and the only remaining alternatives are deep, long-term cuts to City services or raising new tax revenue. The vote was 7-0 in favor of the increase. UPDATE: The City Commission approved a 2.6379 mill operating millage increase at the Jspecial meeting, raising the City’s of Marquette’s operating millage rate from 14.9225 mills to 17.5604 mills. This website is Evan Bonsall’s personal website – it is NOT the City of Marquette website or a news organization. ![]() They reflect his own personal beliefs, and are NOT official statements made on behalf of the City of Marquette or any other members of the Marquette City Commission. These statements are made by City Commissioner Evan Bonsall on his own behalf.
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