The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-01-14
State
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EYE STATE FUND
During all recent public dis
cusslons of postwar plans, at
City Commission and Supcrvis-
ors meetings, and in every
city. village and township board
session. the presumption has
been fully adopted that the
Legislature plans TO set up a
fund of at least S5,000.000 to
give TO such bodies for the ini-
tial expense Of making plans
and specifications on millions
o. dollars worth of planned pro-
iCctS.
Thursday the State Planning
Commission baked They OBJ
iccted TO the outright S5,000,000
grant TO be matched locally. but
agreed TO recommend loan to
be repaid without interest in
five years.
Although the issue involved
is comparatively minor, it re-
fleets Capitol Union in the
matter of nmunities attempt
ing TO siphon funds from the
state treasury plan which
has been until constant dis
cussion recently b fore the
Mount Clemens City Commits
sion, inspired by efforts of the
Michigan Municipal League to
obtain for small communities:
% The right to impose an
excise tax on commodities and
services TO relieve property as
sessmonts;
(2)To demand A generous re-
bate 10 local units Of sales tax
collections which will be more
than the state can use of ne
cessity. and
go To demand some return
TO local governments OF the
many intangible and hidden
tax funds being poured into the
state Golfers.
Initiated by the city, the To-
cal attitude has been expressed
in an utterly frank manner:
REAL ESTATE TAX
Postwar planning canncI be
undertaken on satisfa tory
scale unless further burden is
placed on the real estate and
home owner The city demands
that such taxation be reduced,
if possible, but certainly not in
creased.
The taxation outlook for the
future, particularly the next 20
years, is discouraging as far as
income from small home own
ers is concerned.
War veterans tax exemptions
on any home assessment under
So, 900 valuation Gas long as their
holdings are not worth more
than $4,000 will follow the
present war as they did the
Civil and Spanish American
wars. The exemptions also APP
I ~ to widows and in some cases
parents of service men. IN
estimated thousands of dollars
in hundreds of listings will be
eliminated from Mount Clemens
tax rolls, and the same applies
to every community. The I'M
certain nature of the loss is de-
termined by the fact that new
corners moving into the city in
the future, and eligible under
the veterans exemption statutes.
may also claim remission of
taxes.
ISSUE DISCUSSED
AT Wednesday nights City
commission meeting this sub
ject, initiated by City Assessor
Harold Lindsey, received earn
est discussion from commission
ers.
Said Lindsey: Soldiers home
exemptions from World War II
are already coming in. Although
we respect the privilege accord
ed war veterans, and their right
to certain exemptions, we cam
not but feel we are penalized
by law passed by a higher
body atsthe expense
Of local governments. Our tax
are reduced by sol
diers exemptions, old age as
Sistance cases, disabled veterans
exemption and - although no
is implied against the
cases themselves state and
federal governments will prob
ably hand us other categories Of
exemption when the current
conflict is over. II looks like To-
cal governments Will have to
find other sources of revenue
than real estate 4
CITES AIMS
Also at Wednesday nights
Bert " Nunneley reported on
aims of the Michigan Munich
pal League in petitions present
I'd to Gov. Kelly for legislative
action. He said that the league
asked Kelly for:
Cd A pro-rated share of the
sales tax for municipalities. be-
cause the state will not need
all il collects: t2) revision of