Spending in Oshtemo

Oshtemo will be taxing more and spending more.

Oshtemo Township board approves 1 percent pay hike for officials, increases meeting pay for trustees

The board voted Tuesday to raise the salaries for the supervisor, clerk and treasurer 1 percent to $64,653 each.  

The trustees’ annual salary of $2,400 was approved unchanged.

Their per-meeting pay for township board meetings will go from $50 to $100, while their committee meeting pay will stay at $50 per meeting.

Oshtemo Township raises assessments for police protection, looks to put more deputies on patrol

The township board voted unanimously Tuesday to set the rates at 1.25 mills for the residential, agricultural and industrial properties in district 2009-1 and 3.25 for the commercial, multi-family and high-density residential properties in district 2003-1.

Currently, district 2009-1 pays 0.5 mills and district 2003-1 pays 2.5 mills.

With the change in rates, the owner of a home with a market value of $144,000 -- the average in Oshtemo Township – will pay $90 a year, up from $36 currently, starting in 2014.

For a commercial property with a market value of $736,086 -- the average in Oshtemo -- the change means a tax increase from $954 to $1,240 annually. For a multi-family property with a market value of $2,471,784 -- the average in Oshtemo -- the change means an increase from $3,089 to $4,016.