Rep. Ken Goike, R-Ray Township, sponsored the bill to prevent the DIA from seeking voter approval from voters in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties to extend its 0.2-mill property tax after it expires in 2022.
Goike said his northern Macomb County voters largely rejected the DIA millage and should get a property tax break for aiding city pensioners in Detroit’s bankruptcy.
“The taxpayers in my district deserve some relief,” Goike said on the House floor.
Well what sits smack dab in the middle of his district? A Huron Clinton Metropark. A tri-county subsidized park. I guess people in areas not near a HCMA park should pay for a park in his community but they can't pay for the DIA.
From The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/2...al-DIA-millage
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