Tag: Property taxes
Michigan hotel taxes fund tourism promotion. Should they also fund services?
Across northern Michigan, hotel taxes generated almost $30 million for area convention and visitors bureaus. Some in Traverse City say the money should go to the county.
Meaford may reboot Business Improvement Area and expand its boundary
The Municipality of Meaford is considering jumpstarting the town’s now-defunct Business Improvement Area and will soon reengage with local business owners. At Monday’s municipal council meeting, councillors unanimously passed a motion directing staff to initiate a community stakeholder and engagement process to examine the potential of restarting the town’s Business Improvement Area (BIA) and expanding […]
Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens
A cultural icon for Native Americans and a popular fish across the Great Lakes region is becoming harder to find as its population declines due to invasive mussels, which filter out the bottom of the food web.
Cutting US Energy Credits Doesn’t Save Money. It Steals It From Ratepayers & Local Governments.
As negotiations on the reconciliation bill continue in Congress, many lawmakers are still looking for ways to raise additional revenue and offset the cost of extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Clean energy tax credits, therefore, have become a target. Despite the surge of new solar manufacturing facilities, … [continued]
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Suttons Bay Schools sells sports fields for housing
Peninsula Housing, the community land trust that operates within Leelanau County, will buy nine of the school’s 40 acres, and plans to develop attainable housing there.