The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners gave initial approval Wednesday night to renew two county taxes — an agriculture and economic development millage expected to raise $688,913 next year and a veterans relief millage expected to raise $344,486. Both were approved in committee and await final approval on Sept. 21. ...
Washtenaw County commissioners were expected to vote in committee Wednesday night on a two-year budget for 2010-11, but instead tabled any action on the budget until Nov. 18. But they did vote on an Act 88 millage, a new tax that will fund economic development and agricultural activities. Commissioners delayed ...
Dexter Township resident Dale Lesser appeared before the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners tonight to do something he says he doesn't normally do: Advocate for a tax hike. As a conservative Republican farmer, Lesser's general rule is smaller government and lower taxes. But he's 100 percent behind an Act 88 ...