Road Millage Election Information

On August 7, 2018, Garden City residents approved on a bonded roads millage that will allow the City to begin addressing Garden City’s worst roads.  The  approved proposal calls for a five year, $15 million dollar bond that will be issued to improve a portion of the City’s roads.

In the coming months, this page will include information on the amount of money raised, how it is spent, which roads will be done when and more details.  

AUGUST 7, 2O18 ELECTION RESULTS

Garden City Street Improvement Bond Proposal
Yes   2,983
No    2,199

ROADS TO BE AFFECTED DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS SHOULD THE MILLAGE PASS

Roads that are targeted during the first three years for repair and reconstruction should the Roads Millage pass on August 7 are displayed on the slides below. The City will evaluate the progress made during the first three years of this program along with future deterioration to determine which roads will be affected in the final two years.

GARDEN CITY STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND PROPOSAL

GARDEN CITY STREET IMPROVEMENT BOND PROPOSAL

Shall the City of Garden City, County of Wayne, Michigan, borrow the principal sum of not to exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) and issue its general obligation unlimited tax bonds, in one or more series, payable in not to exceed five (5) years from the date of issuance of each series, for the purpose of paying the cost to improve, replace, resurface, and reconstruct streets in the City, including sidewalk improvements, drainage improvements, and water and sewer improvements, together with necessary rights-of-way, appurtenances and attachments thereto?

Yes

No

The estimated millage to be levied in 2019 is 6.2490 mills ($6.2490 per $1,000 of taxable value) and the estimated simple average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 6.2464 mills ($6.2464 per $1,000 of taxable value).