Comments on: County Board: Plan For Worst, Hope For Best http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/ it's like being there Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:37:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-11695 Mary Morgan Thu, 26 Feb 2009 03:17:00 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=14235#comment-11695 According to Curt Hedger, the county's corporate counsel, the 18 mills would include special millages, except for millages approved by voters to pay off the principal and interest on bonds or other indebtedness, including contractual obligations. The 18 mills is the maximum for the county, townships and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. That cap does not include the other school districts, cities or villages. According to Curt Hedger, the county’s corporate counsel, the 18 mills would include special millages, except for millages approved by voters to pay off the principal and interest on bonds or other indebtedness, including contractual obligations.

The 18 mills is the maximum for the county, townships and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. That cap does not include the other school districts, cities or villages.

]]> By: Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-11498 Mary Morgan Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:50:01 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=14235#comment-11498 Tom and Leah, thanks for your kind words. Re. page views for meeting reports, I'll just say they aren't quite as popular as, say, our story on brick tits! Vivienne, I'll track down an answer for you and post something as soon as I get more information. Tom and Leah, thanks for your kind words. Re. page views for meeting reports, I’ll just say they aren’t quite as popular as, say, our story on brick tits!

Vivienne, I’ll track down an answer for you and post something as soon as I get more information.

]]> By: Vivienne Armentrout http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-11464 Vivienne Armentrout Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:03:51 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=14235#comment-11464 Yes, thanks for the excellent coverage. I wonder what maximum level the 1964 board set for Ann Arbor? And is that operating millages only or are special millages folded in? Yes, thanks for the excellent coverage.

I wonder what maximum level the 1964 board set for Ann Arbor? And is that operating millages only or are special millages folded in?

]]> By: Tom Brandt http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-11405 Tom Brandt Sun, 22 Feb 2009 18:13:54 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=14235#comment-11405 Mary, thanks. It's articles like this that keep me reading the Chronicle. I wonder how many page views you get on these type of reports. Mary,

thanks. It’s articles like this that keep me reading the Chronicle. I wonder how many page views you get on these type of reports.

]]> By: Leah Gunn http://annarborchronicle.com/2009/02/22/county-board-plan-for-worst-hope-for-best/comment-page-1/?scrollTo=comment-11392 Leah Gunn Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:52:12 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=14235#comment-11392 Mary - thank you so much for a thorough and accurate account of our meeting. A far cry from that ridiculous headline in the Snooze saying we "might raise taxes". When people ask me, "What is going on in town?", I tell them to read the Chronicle! Mary – thank you so much for a thorough and accurate account of our meeting. A far cry from that ridiculous headline in the Snooze saying we “might raise taxes”. When people ask me, “What is going on in town?”, I tell them to read the Chronicle!

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