2 Town Halls Scheduled for Woods Tax Millages

Grosse Pointe Woods officials will host one nighttime and one daytime town hall for residents to review the tax millage increases being requested for approval by voters in November.

After approving final ballot language for two millage increases in Grosse Pointe Woods that must be voter-approved in November, officials have set two town-hall style meetings intended to provide residents with information. Setting the town hall meetings came with some discussion about whether council should be present, the need for multiple meetings versus just one and some concern about the turnout related to opposition. Ultimately, the council decided during a Committee of the Whole meeting that two informational sessions--one at night and one during the day--would suffice. City employees will be presenting basic information about the millage requests and answer questions of residents. The first town hall  meeting is scheduled for …

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Gloria

10:40 pm on Monday, September 24, 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty5BgDNleLo&feature=plcp Please feel free to watch how receptive the Grosse Pointe Woods officials were to the residents when they asked for an open forum for Q&A!   more ›

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