County fears loss of personal property tax

By Kate Hessling
Tribune Staff Writer

BAD AXE — Huron County commissioners, earlier this week, discussed concerns the state will eliminate the personal property taxes businesses pay on equipment, which would result in a more than $700,000 loss in revenue for the county......

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Wind turbines and Taxes

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Huron County commissioners are worried about potential loss of revenue if personal property taxes are eliminated in Michigan.  Maybe this is just what is needed so local governments are not so easily misled to support these developments ...the Michigan Townships Association will lobby hard to defeat any such proposal - at least as far as IWT's are concerned - but it will be up to the people to urge their local state officials that they should support such legislation....unless anyone can see a downside to this, in which case, please let me know.  In Huron County and Lake Township the major factor for supporting these is the money it will bring to the township.