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Lakeview, MI town hall & government

Lakeview spent $2.8 million in the year to February 28, 2022, about $2,818 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Lakeview's government.

Town budget

Where Lakeview's money goes

Spent
$2.8 million
fiscal year to February 28, 2022
Per resident
$2,818
typical Michigan cities: $2,035
Long-term debt
$1.6 million
$1,565 per resident
Roads & transportation
$772,00028%
Sewer & trash
$415,00015%
Administration & buildings
$271,00010%
Police
$203,0007%
Parks & libraries
$64,0002%
Water & other utilities
$40,0001%
Interest on debt
$33,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$32,0001%
Other
$971,00035%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 23%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • Property taxes 18%
  • Interest, fines & other 12%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • From other local governments 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lakeview

Full-time staff
6
13 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time7 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Water & other utilities
1 full-time
Roads & transportation
0 full-time1 part
Parks & libraries
0 full-time1 part
Other
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Lakeview Community Schools

Lakeview's K–12 school district, shared with Cato, Hinton, Pine, Maple Valley, Winfield and Belvidere. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,089
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,017
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 35%
  • State 51%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,089 per pupil, $7,821 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Lakeview pay

Typical tax bill
$2,211
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.34%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$165,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Lakeview's government

Town hall & decisions in Lakeview →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lakeview

Lakeview is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative John R. Moolenaar. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Lakeview's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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