Assessor warns packet comparisons are inaccurate; urges verification before public education
Assessor Beth Bakke told trustees the regional millage comparison in the board packet is incorrect and recommended verifying school and township types and using state data to avoid confusion when educating voters.
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At the meeting’s public-comment segment, Beth Bakke, the township assessor, cautioned trustees that the regional millage-rate comparison in their packet contained errors and could mislead voters if used in outreach. "This millage, regional millage rate comparison, if you're gonna use this for your education part of it, you need to get it correct. So this one is not correct that you had in your packet," Bakke said, urging staff to use the state's website for authoritative comparisons.
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