The St. Clair County Parks and Recreation Millage will be on the ballot on August 2nd. Voters will be asked to renew the millage at .4944 mills, which will be down slightly from the previous millage rate of .5 mills. The millage will be in place for six years.
If passed, the renewal will generate around $3 million per year for county parks and recreation programs, with 25% of the money returned to local units of government for their own parks and recreation projects.
St. Clair County is unique in its approach to distributing funding to local municipalities. From 2016 to 2021, over $4 million has been distributed among 33 units of government.
Besides the local projects, many county projects are funded with millage money. County projects include the Blue Water River Walk, Goodells County Park, the Fort Gratiot Light Station, and the Wadhams to Avoca Trail, among others.
With the millage renewal, a property owner with a property value of $200,000 could expect to pay about $50 for the Parks and Recreation millage.
Reporting for WGRT – Jennie McClelland
