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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 44, No. 20 0382-2439
The St. Clair Shores City Council approved fees for nonresidents who use the Blossom Heath Activity Pier in a 6-1 vote. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
South Lake voters to consider operating millage renewal BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
Pier fees approved for nonresidents The St. Clair Shores City Council approved new fees for nonresidents using the Blossom Heath Activity Pier in a 6-1 vote at their meeting on Sept. 16. Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem Candice Rusie cast the opposing vote.
The item was presented by Parks and Recreation Director Rob Spinazzola. According to items attached to the meeting’s agenda, the item was discussed at a study session on Aug. 26. Spinazzola said during the meeting they might have underestimated how frequently residents and nonresidents would use the pier. “The fees collected could help to off-
set additional staffing, cleaning, and maintenance of the pier,” the attached material stated. According to the fee schedule: • Residents with a park pass get in free and are allowed to park beyond the entry gate. • Residents without a park pass get in See BLOSSOM HEATH on page 30A
See MILLAGE on page 10A
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BY ALYSSA OCHSS
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This November, St. Clair Shores voters in precincts one through six will be asked to decide whether or not to renew the South Lake Schools operating millage. The school district is asking for 21 mils to cover an expiring operating millage with the maximum of 18 mils levied. This will cover the district for 20 years. The proposal language goes as follows: “This proposal would renew the authority of the School District, which expires with the 2024 tax levy, to levy up to 18.00 mills for general school district operating purposes on taxable property in the School District to the extent that such property is not exempt from such levy, restrict the levy on principal residences (owner-occupied homes) to no more than 4.2801 mills and protect against the impact of future Headlee rollbacks of up to 3.0 mills, This authorization would allow the School District to continue to levy the statutory limit