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January 31, 2012

Two Bills to Retain Property Tax Cap in Tax Policy Wednesday

Wednesday, February 1st, the House Tax Policy Committee will be taking testimony on a couple of bills which retain the cap on property if it is transferred within family to the third degree. The bills are HBs 4753 sponsored by…

January 31, 2012

Bill to Exempt New Homes from Taxes up in House Committee

Wednesday, February 1st, the House Tax Policy Committee is taking up HB 4134, sponsored by Rep. O'Brien (R-Portage) which exempts new housing construction from property taxes until the home is no longer on "development property" - essentially until it is transferred. The League…

January 27, 2012

Community Development Block grant allocations announced

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has made public all grant allocations to cities and states for FY 2012 for the CDBG, HOME and grants under Community Planning and Development. Recall that Congress cut overall CDBG funding by nearly…

January 26, 2012

Michigan Public Policy Survey Shows Concerns with Economic Vitality Incentive Program

The latest results from local officials polled as part of the Michigan Public Policy Survey show a great deal of concern with the requirements surrounding the new Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP). Recall that the EVIP replaced the former statutory…

January 23, 2012

EVIP Grants awarded

The Governor has announced that 27 communities throughout the state will receive $4.3 million in grants through the Economic Vitality Incentive Program. The funding will be used by local units to help offset costs associated with service sharing or consolidation…

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