Township Treasurer

Melissa McLaughlin
1150 Canton Center S.
taxsupport@canton-mi.org

Tax Inquiries
Phone: 734/394-5130

Water Billing Questions
Phone:734/394-5240

Fax: 734/394-5139

A Closer Look at your Tax Statement

View Tax Breakdown by School District

The following is an explanation of each millage that comprises your 2011 summer tax statement. Please notice on your tax bill, your school district abbreviation immediately follows the tax description, i.e. SET PC means State Education Tax for Plymouth Canton Schools.

• RESA ISD: (Regional Educational Service Agency-Intermediate School District - 3.4643) This line item is comprised of two parts: RESA operations and County Voted Special Education. The operational portion is .0965 mills while the County Voted is comprised of three special elections that occurred in 1977, 1988 and 2002 totaling 3.3678 mills. These are all permanent millage.
• WAYNE COUNTY: - (Wayne County) This millage represents all of the operating millage established through Wayne County's charter which took effect in 1981. You will still notice a WAYNE COUNTY millage line item on your 2011 winter tax statement. That is for extra voted millage of approximately one mill. This millage is distributed to Wayne County.
• JAIL: (Wayne County Jail - .9381) A 2002 election allowed Wayne County to levy millage for Jail operations. The millage will expire in 2011.
• HCMA: (Huron Clinton Metropolitan Authority - .2146) A 1939 election allowed the Metroparks to levy millage for capital development and operations. This is a permanent millage.
• WC PARKS: (Wayne County Parks - .2459) A 2005 election renewed this millage until 2010. These funds will improve and operate Hines Park, Elizabeth Park, Chandler Park and Fort Wayne.
• TOWNSHIP: (Canton Township - 2.36600) This line item was approved in 1961 when the township became a charter township. According to the Charter Township’s Act, the Township can levy this millage for general Township purposes. A portion of this millage has been allocated to road and intersection improvements. This is a permanent millage.
• POLICE: (Canton Township Police - 4.92600) This was approved in a special election in 1977. It is to be used for police protection purposes and is a permanent millage.
• FIRE: (Canton Township Fire - 3.10800) This was approved in a special election in 1975. It is to be used for fire protection purposes and is a permanent millage.
• LIBRARY: (Canton Public Library -1.5437) This is for operation of the Canton Public Library. An election occurred in 1986 that allows the library to levy the millage permanently.
• WCCC: (Wayne County Community College - 2.4769) This line item will appear on tax statements for the Van Buren and Wayne-Westland school districts only. It is for operations of the community college. Two elections occurred in 1998 and 2001. The 1998 election is a permanent millage and the 2001 election expires in 2010.
• SPECIAL ASSESSMENT: For questions on Special Assessments, please call 734/394-5230 or email.
• SET: (State Education Tax) The State Education Tax Act was one of several components of Proposal A of 1994 that changed the way in which elementary-secondary education is funded in Michigan. The State levies the state education tax statewide at a six-mill rate on all real and tangible personal property not otherwise exempt from the property tax. This millage is distributed to the county treasurer who then forwards it to the State of Michigan.
• SCH DEBT: (School Debt) Special elections are held to enable schools to levy millage for such things as school construction or renovation. This line item could be a combination of several elections your school district has had over the years. Please contact your school district for more detailed information on their debt millage. This millage is distributed directly to the school district.
• SCH OPER: (School Operating) This millage is another component of Proposal A of 1994. Under the proposal, a school district can levy 18 mills for school operating purposes. An exempt principal residence is not subject to the levy of school operating millage. For the majority of Canton taxpayers, this line item will be zero as your property is your principal residence and it is exempted from this tax. Businesses, rental properties and people owning multiple properties will pay the school operating millage. This millage is distributed directly to the school district.
• SCC: (Schoolcraft Community College) This millage is paid by the taxpayers within the Plymouth Canton School district only. The monies collected from this line item go towards the operations of Schoolcraft Community College. There have been elections in 1962, 1966 and 1986 which allow the college to levy the millage in perpetuity. This millage is distributed directly to Schoolcraft College.

There may be additional line items on your tax statement pertaining to special assessments. Please call 734/394-5130 if you have any questions.