Politics & Government

No Tax Hike for Plymouth Township

Plymouth Township Council passes the township's 2014 budget.

Plymouth Township Council unanimously passed the township's 2014 budget at its meeting Monday night. 

The tax rate stays where it is – at 1.6 mils. In fact, members of council joked that they couldn't remember the last time the tax rate increased. 

(It's been 24 years, according to township manager Karen Weiss.)

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"I think the last time the taxes were changed was in 1996, when they were lowered," she said, "so it's been this way for a very long time."

At 1.6 mils, a homeowner with a house assessed at $300,000 would pay $480 in township taxes. A homeowner with a house assessed at $200,000 would pay $320.

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Why's the rate been so low for so long?

"We pretty much rely on business taxes – business privilege, mercantile and earned income taxes," finance director Timothy Creelman said.

About 12 percent of the township's total revenue of $20.3 million is generated from real estate taxes.

The biggest expenditure in the 2014 budget is administration costs. They weigh in at about $8.4 million; the police department is the next biggest expenditure at about $6.6 million. 

Click here to check out the entire budget, line-by-line, on Plymouth Township's website.


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