Question 18: Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal)

A renewal of a tax for the benefit of South Bloomfield Township for the purpose of providing and maintaining fire apparatus, mechanical resuscitators, under water rescue & recovery equipment, or other fire equipment & buildings & sites therefore, for the payment of fire fighting companies or permanent, parttime or volunteer firefighting, emergency medical service, including the payment of ambulance equipment, for the provision of ambulance, paramedic or other EMS by a fire department to operate the same, that the county auditor estimates will collect $186,000 annually, at a rate not exceeding 3.25 mills for each $1 of taxable value, which amounts to $71 for each $100,000 of the county auditor's market value, for 5 years, commencing in 2027, first due in calendar year 2028.