City Proposal 1 - Capital Area Transportation Authority (Cata) Millage Renewal Proposition

Shall the previously voter approved millage established at 3.007 mills (that being $3.007 per thousand dollars of taxable value) and reduced to 2.9895 mills (that being $2.9895 per thousand dollars of taxable value) by the millage rollbacks required under the Headlee Amendment to the Michigan Constitution be renewed and authorized to be levied by the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA), for continued public transportation service, as provided for by Public Act 55 of 1963, as amended, on real and personal property located within the City of Lansing, City of East Lansing, Meridian Township, Lansing Township, and Delhi Township for the years 2026 through 2030 inclusive, which is a period of five years? (The current levy was approved by the voters in 2020 and is authorized through 2025.) Based on currently available taxable value data, if approved and levied, this millage is estimated to generate approximately $24,139,928.06 in 2026. In accordance with State law, portion(s) of the millage may also be captured by the Downtown Development Authorities, Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, and other such Tax Increment Financing Districts as established by the City of Lansing, City of East Lansing, Charter Township of Meridian, Delhi Charter Township, and Lansing Charter Township.