Town Hall · Lee

Lee, MI town hall & government

Lee spent $981,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $229 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Lee's money goes

Spent
$981,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$229
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$9.1 million
$2,123 per resident
Water & other utilities
$257,00026%
Sewer & trash
$217,00022%
Administration & buildings
$192,00020%
Fire
$146,00015%
Roads & transportation
$46,0005%
Parks & libraries
$44,0004%
Paid to other governments
$22,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$12,0001%
Other
$45,0005%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 57%
  • From the state 25%
  • Utility sales 13%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Fees & charges 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Lee

Full-time staff
0
31 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time16 part
Fire
0 full-time14 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
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

Bullock Creek School District

Lee's K–12 school district, shared with Midland, Greendale, Homer and Ingersoll. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,774
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,684
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 23%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $14,774 per pupil, $8,492 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.

Also serving Lee: Breckenridge Community Schools ($15,171 per pupil) · Meridian Public Schools ($14,803 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lee pay

Typical tax bill
$2,597
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$166,500
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.

Local

Contact Lee's government

Town hall & decisions in Lee →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Lee

Lee is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Kristen McDonald Rivet. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Lee'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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