ST. JOSEPH COUNTY MAY 8, 2007 ELECTION The St. Joseph County Election Commission met on February 26, 2007 and the following should appear on the ballot for the May 8, 2007 election in most of St. Joseph County and portions of Branch, Cass and Kalamazoo Counties: Kimberly Greene (269) 489-5413 433 Highland Avenue Burr Oak, MI 49030 Tracy Larsen (269) 503-2936 227 N. 5th Street Burr Oak, MI 49030 Brian Petoskey (269) 467-4011 330 E. Main Street Centreville, MI 49032 Tim Schuler 392 W. Charlotte Centreville, MI 49032 Joni Smith (269) 569-5533 56705 Covered Bridge Road Ernie Baker (269) 432-2607 116 W. State Street Colon, MI 49040 Chris Craft (269) 788-4090 421 Abbott Colon, MI 49040 BURR OAK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS CENTREVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (St. Joseph and Branch Counties)
COLON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, Continued Martha J. Graham (269) 432-2997 59018 Pine Grove Colon, MI 49040 Rusty Hyder (269) 496-7975 51869 Fulton Road Leonidas, MI 49066 Ray Tredway (269) 432-4348 5110 Elizabeth Drive Colon, MI 49040 CONSTANTINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (St. Joseph and Cass Counties) Phil Portinga (269) 358-8376 560 Canaris Street Constantine, MI 49042 Mary S. Smith (269) 435-7351 15935 River Heights Road Constantine, MI 49042 Pat Touse (269) 435-7589 66636 Klett Road Constantine, MI 49042 1 to be elected for a 3 year term Charles Colley (269) 435-7570 13399 Riverside Drive Constantine, MI 49042 Julie Nemire (269) 496-7038 52963 Lang Road Linda Thompson (269) 496-7525 54952 M-66 Mendon, MI 49072 MENDON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (St. Joseph and Kalamazoo Counties)
NOTTAWA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Keith Borgert (269) 467-7110 61320 Filmore Road Sturgis, MI 49091 Audrey Borkholder (269) 651-2144 60297 M-66 Centreville, MI 49032 STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1 to be elected for a 4 year term Ann Bird (269) 651-8997 427 Mortimer Street Sturgis, MI 49091 Mike Bosma (269) 279-9590 19882 E. M-60 THREE RIVERS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (St. Joseph and Cass Counties) Matthew Bradford (269) 278-1511 17231 Comanche Trail Florence Ingram (269) 718-9321 601 Wood Street Kevin A. Little (269) 625-1542 10882 Riverside Drive White Pigeon, MI 49099 Victoria Foster (269) 651-3256 68401 Hill Street Sturgis, MI 49091 WHITE PIGEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (St. Joseph and Cass Counties) 1 to be elected for a 4 year term 1 to be elected for a 1 year term
David F. Locey (269) 651-7628 66181 N. Lakeview Sturgis, MI 49091 Paul Wm. Schubert (269) 244-1141 10401 Kings Point Drive Jonathan Byrd 501 Irwin Avenue Albion, MI 49224 Matthew Davis 708 Wright Lane Marshall, MI 49068 Barbara A. Frederick 16781 26 Mile Road Albion, MI 49224 Robert G. Grimes 327 Potters Drive Battle Creek, MI 49015 Reba M. Harrington 208 Boyes Drive Battle Creek, MI 49017 Brian Hice 1405 O Keefe Road Marshall, MI 49068 John B. Morris 164 Pheasant Run Battle Creek, MI 49015 Patrick A. O Donnell 177 N. Wabash Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49017 Carl R. Word 164 North Avenue Battle Creek, MI 49017 GLEN OAKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (all of St. Joseph County and parts of Branch and Kalamazoo Counties) 2 to be elected for 6 year terms KELLOGG COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3 to be elected for 6 year terms
KALAMAZOO VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2 to be elected for 6 year terms Mary T. Gustas 2016 Royce Avenue Kalamazoo, MI 49001 Derl D. Oberlin 471 W. South Street, Apt. 502 Kalamazoo, MI 49007 ATHENS AREA SCHOOLS Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties The following names will appear on one of the ballots in Leonidas Township. Pamela Barletta 4536 L Drive South East Leroy, MI 49051 Rhys Foulkes 8941 1 1/2 Mile Road East Leroy, MI 49051 Tomissa Smittendorf 16977 East Y Avenue Fulton, MI 49052 Jennie Gee (269) 244-8587 12200 Bald Hill Road Jones, MI 49061 Christine W. Nofsinger (269) 646-2236 53301 Bair Lane Marcellus, MI 49067 2 to be elected for a 4 year term MARCELLUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Cass, VanBuren and St. Joseph Counties 1 to be elected for a 4 year term
VICKSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties The following names will appear on one of the ballots in Leonidas, Mendon and Park Townships, for the Vicksburg Community School District: Jean Eldred 2946 Woodhams Portage, MI 49002 Christina Forsyth 11937 South 26th Street Vicksburg, MI 49097 Mark Richter 10250 Tomkinson Drive Scotts, MI 49088
BURR OAK COMMUNITY SCHOOLS St. Joseph County OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED FOREST PROPERTY This proposal will enable the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property as defined by law, in Burr Oak Community Schools, St. Joseph County, Michigan, be increased by 1.5 mills ($1.50 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 7 years, 2007 to 2013, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2007 is approximately $3,200 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)? CENTREVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS St. Joseph County OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED FOREST PROPERTY This proposal will enable the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property as defined by law, in Centreville Public Schools, St. Joseph County, Michigan, be increased by 3 mills ($3.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2007 to 2014, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2007 is approximately $28,115.00 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction?
I. NOTTAWA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS St. Joseph County OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED FOREST PROPERTY This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy millage on all property except principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property as defined by law, in Nottawa Community Schools, St. Joseph County, Michigan, be increased by 15.7522 mills ($15.7522 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2007 to 2016, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2007 is approximately $244,153 (this is a renewal of millage which expire with the 2006 tax levy? II. NOTTAWA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS St. Joseph County OPERATING MILLAGE PROPOSAL EXEMPTING PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE, QUALIFIED AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND QUALIFIED FOREST PROPERTY This proposal will enable the school district to levy the statutory rate of 18 mills on all property except principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundation allowance. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, exempting therefrom principal residence, qualified agricultural property and qualified forest property as defined by law, in Nottawa Community Schools, St. Joseph County, Michigan, be increased by 6 mills ($6.00 on each $1,000.00 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2007 to 2016, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2007 is approximately $34,840 (this millage is to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore that reduction)?
WHITE PIGEON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS GENERAL OBLIGATION UNLIMITED TAX BOND PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING AND SITE PURPOSES IN THE AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED $16,900,000 BONDING PROPOSAL St. Joseph and Cass Counties Shall White Pigeon Community Schools, St. Joseph and Cass Counties, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Sixteen Million Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars ($16,900,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefor, for the purpose of: partially remodeling, furnishing and refurnishing, equipping and re-equipping Central Elementary School and the Middle School/High School; erecting furnishing and equipping additions to, and constructing and equipping a playground for Central Elementary School; acquiring, installing and equipping technology for school facilities; and developing and improving sites? The following is for informational purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2007, under current law, is 3.85 mills ($3.85 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, will not exceed thirty (30) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is 2.86 mills ($2.86 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). If the school district borrows from the State to pay debt service on the bonds, the school district may be required to continue to levy mills beyond the term of the bonds to repay the State. (Pursuant to State law, expenditure of bond proceeds must be audited, and the proceeds cannot be used for repair or maintenance costs, teacher, administrator or employees salaries, or other operating expenses.) KALAMAZOO REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICE AGENCY Kalamazoo and St. Joseph Counties BONDING PROPOSAL Shall Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, borrow the sum of not to exceed Twenty-Nine Million Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($29,280,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds therefore, for the purpose of: Erecting, furnishing and equipping a new special education facility and additions to existing facilities; partially remodeling, refurnishing and re-equipping existing facilities; and developing and improving sites? The following is for information purposes only: The estimated millage that will be levied for the proposed bonds in 2007 is.39 mill ($0.39 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation). The maximum number of years the bonds may be outstanding, exclusive of any refunding, will not exceed twelve (12) years. The estimated simple average annual millage anticipated to be required to retire this bond debt is.39 mill ($0.39 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation).