NO, All tax money from the gas tax is collected then distributed to the County Road Departments.
They receive 100% of the tax money allocated to Calhoun County. Newton Township does not currently collect any
money from its residents for local road repairs.
1 Mill in fiscal year 2023 = 146,538.00
2 Mills in fiscal year 2023 = 293,076.00
3 Mills in fiscal year 2023 = 439,614.00
(1 Mill = $1.00 per $1000 of taxable value)
For example, Emmett Township just to our north raises approximately 410,000.00 / per mill.
Plus, they collect revenue sharing from the Firekeepers Casino and all the marijuana establishments within in its jurisdiction.
Newton Township has 45.6 Miles of local roads. Replacement and maintenance costs are 50% CCRD and 50 % from another source
such as a road millage or a special assessment.
Newton Township has 22.4 miles of primary roads. Replacement and maintenance costs are 100% CCRD.
The Township also has 6 miles of highway. 711- or 11-mile rd. Replacement and maintenance costs are 100% CCRD.
Approximately 1.5 (1 1/2) miles at the current cost of 600 to 650,000/mile
Or approximately 6 miles every 4 years
It means all the (local roads) in the township being repaired or replaced at one time as one project. Even if Newton Township had the funding available to do a project of this type (which it does not) the CCRD does not matching 50% or the bonding authority for a project of that size at this time. According to the CCRD it will be a few years before Bedford,Pennfeild and Emmett townships have paid down their projects enough that it can fund another total project of that type.
Yes, According to John Midgley at the road department the price of HMA (the asphalt used for road construction) is coming down.
2023 would have been a very bad year to replace a road as the price of HMA was at record levels. If Newton was to pass
a 3-mill road millage we could fix close to 2 miles of road at next years (projected) prices.
1 - Return your road to gravel. This option is free, but it must remain gravel for 3 years before it can be improved back to asphalt.
2 - Set up a special assessment district on your road in cooperation with a 2/3 majority of the road frontage
of the landowners on your road. This option must be approved by the Road Department because it must be bonded.
3 - Pass a township millage and slowly repair the roads. (Between 1 1/2 and 2 miles per year) at 3 mills
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