MATTAWAN – On May 5, Mattawan Consolidated School will ask voters to renew its Non-Homestead Operating Millage for another four-year term. The millage rate is currently 19.4227, with the maximum being levied at any point is 18 mills.
The district last renewed this millage in August 2022 for a period of four years. It is set to expire at the end of 2026. To receive full State Foundation Grant funding, public schools must levy 18 mills of operating millage on non-homestead properties.
This proposal does not impact taxes on primary residential or agricultural properties; only second homes, investment, commercial and industrial properties are affected. This is not an increase in taxes, but a renewal of the school district’s current levy…