0.3 MILLAGE INCREASE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES

 

VOTE ON AUGUST 7, 2012

 

The Senior Citizens Service Millage will be on the ballot at the primary election on August 7, 2012. Support from all registered voters of St. Clair County is essential to pass this 0.3 Mil increase. 

 

This Millage was first levied in 1979 and renewed in 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 to maintain the programs and supportive services which enable the elderly to remain living independently in their homes.  It has been 26 years since a millage increase was requested.  This increase would cost a homeowner $15.00 a year (less than $.25 a week) on a home with the market value of $100,000 and a state equalized value of $50,000.  This tax is reduced for low-income people.

 

Agencies have experienced funding cuts from Federal, State and Local funding.  Voting YES on August 7th will assist the agencies listed below to meet the needs of the Senior Citizens of St. Clair County.

 

The Millage is allocated to seven agencies:   Area Agency on Aging 1-B

            Catholic Social Services

                                                                                    Council on Aging, Inc., serving St. Clair County

            Lakeshore Legal Aid of St. Clair County

                                                                                    Public Guardian

                                                                                    Safe Horizons

                                                                                    Visiting Nurse Association Health Services   

 

The Millage partially funds the following programs and services:

 

¨       Adult Day Service                                                ¨ In-Home Services:  Counseling

      ¨   Computer Classes                                                                                  Chore/Home Repair    

      ¨   Congregate & Home Delivered Meals                                                     Homemaker

      ¨   Domestic Violence/Homeless Shelter                                                     Personal Care       

      ¨   Education                                                                                                 Skilled Nursing Care

      ¨   Fitness & Health Screenings                               ¨  Legal Assistance                                     

      ¨   Foster Grandparents                                            ¨  Newsletter

      ¨   Guardianship Issues                                            ¨  Planning, Support & Advocacy Services

      ¨   Homestead Tax Clinics                                        ¨  Senior Employment                 

      ¨   Information & Referral/Resource Advocacy        ¨  Transportation                          

                                                                                                                       

VOTERS MUST BE REGISTERED BY JULY 9th

 

Absentee Ballot Applications are available at the Council on Aging Senior Centers.  The city and township clerks’ offices must receive absentee ballots before 4:00 p.m. on August 1, 2012.