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millage

American  
[mil-ij] / ˈmɪl ɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the tax rate, as for property, assessed in mills per dollar.


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The Patmos Library in Jamestown Township outside Grand Rapids will lose 84% of its $245,000 annual budget after the millage renewal was defeated in Tuesday’s general election.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2022

On Tuesday, people in Jamestown Township voted 62% to 37% against approving a millage that would have been applied to residents' property taxes in order to fund Patmos Library.

From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2022

Cody Newhouse, who voted against the millage, told WOOD-TV that even if books are placed in the adult section of the library, children still can access them.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022

Your property taxes are set in part by the millage rate, which represents the amount per every $1,000 of a property's assessed value that owners pay.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2021

The millage failed and now township must navigate the property’s future.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2020

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