It would raise about $65,000 in the first year and cost the owner of a home with a $100,000 taxable value about $100 a year. The millage will expire in 2027 and fund operational, maintenance and purchases for the fire department. Vermontville Township had two proposals on the ballot, and both passed.Īn initiative to fund fire services at a rate of 1 mill for five years, which was largely a renewal, passed overwhelmingly with 64% of voters supporting it against 36% casting no votes. Other election results around Eaton County: Vermontville fire and library In November 2022, the township sought a $15 million bond for the same purpose. Since the new facility will be placed where the current building is, staff and deputies will be relocated to an as-yet undetermined location in the township during demolition and construction. He anticipates construction could start in the fall and take about 18 months. The new, 16,000-square-foot building will provide enhanced security, appropriate technology and evidence storage, facilities for female deputies, witness and victim interview rooms, and appropriate workspace for deputies working to respond to public safety needs.įletcher said the township has a design in hand for the new building and now will spend 'the next couple of months' finalizing those plans before seeking bids, possibly by the end of summer.

'It would cost too much money just to fix (problems with the building).' Definitely, this building was at the top of the list,' Fletcher said. 'The past couple of years, we've been doing a review of buildings and facilities. About 40 employees, including deputies, work out of the station. The current 7,000-square-foot substation, 7736 Administration Road, was built in 1982 and is the base of operations for the Delta Township Patrol, which serves the township's approximately 33,000 residents. '(The building) needed to be replaced for a while.' 'We're very pleased with the result,' Delta Township Supervisor Ken Fletcher said. It will cost the owner of a home with a taxable value of $100,000 about $112 a year. The proposal was for 1.12 mills for 10 years, and with 100% of precincts reporting, 56% of voters cast yes ballots (3,303), according to unofficial results, while 44% of voters (2,570) opposed the proposal. LANSING - Delta Township voters approved a $16 million proposal for a new public safety facility that will more than double the size of the current space occupied by the Eaton County Sheriff's Office substation.

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