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Mayor warns of countywide busing ballot and GLWA rate meeting; schedules dam public meeting

Flat Rock City Council · January 30, 2026
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Summary

Mayor told the council Wayne County will place a countywide busing/transportation question on the August ballot that could add nearly a mill to local taxes if approved; he also flagged a proposed ~5.5% GLWA water-rate increase with a public meeting Feb. 25 and plans a dam-focused public presentation.

In his report the mayor told the Flat Rock City Council that a state law change requires Wayne County to hold a countywide ballot question in August on whether communities participate in county-managed busing/transportation. The mayor said the ballot will be all-or-nothing for county residents and that, if approved, Flat Rock could face nearly an additional mill on taxes to pay for…

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