Headlee Rollback ruled out for November ballot
ESCANABA — The Delta County Board of Commissioners has officially decided the county will not be placing a Headlee Rollback on the November ballot. The Headlee Amendment, approved by Michigan voters in 1978, requires local property tax rates to be rolled back when property values increase faster than inflation, limiting the amount of revenue local governments can collect without voter approval. The proposal was being considered because of declining tax revenue due to the Headlee Rollback, as seen in fiscal year 2025. If the matter had been taken to a vote and passed in Delta ...
‘We are grateful’: Delta Wide Recycling thanks voters, looks to the future
ESCANABA -- Following voter approval of the Delta County recycling, composting and hazardous waste millage, Delta Solid Waste Management Authority (DSWMA) officials thanked residents for their support and outlined plans for Delta Wide Recycling's future. Jessica Ketcham, DSWMA assistant ...
One last Music Monday
ESCANABA -- Music Mondays, a weekday evening highlight that many Escanaba residents and live music fans look forward to, are almost over. One last show is on the schedule: Marrier Orchestra Revival, whose performance intended for July 13 was cancelled due to extreme heat. The weekly summer ...
Not just from the farm
DELTA COUNTY -- Saturday might be last day of National Farmers Market Week, but gatherings of outdoor vendors continue as summer chugs along. In Rapid River, a farmers market is held on Mondays and Thursdays from 3 to 6 p.m. at Masonville Township Park. Hosted under a covered pavilion, the ...
Michigan voters approve 96% of road millage renewals
LANSING -- Voters across Michigan expressed support for local road millages during Tuesday’s primary election, approving 92% of new millages and 96% of renewal proposals on local ballots, according to data provided by Lansing-based Gongwer News Service. Residents in counties, cities, villages and townships voted to continue or expand their investment in local roads to complement the additional state dollars pledged from the 2025 Road Funding Package. A total of 156 local road millage proposals -- 107 renewals and 50 increases -- appeared on ballots across the state. That number ...