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Lee, MI town hall & government

Lee spent $1.3 million in the year to March 31, 2022, about $314 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
$1.3 million
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$314
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$272,000
$66 per resident
Fire
$296,00023%
Paid to other governments
$154,00012%
Administration & buildings
$152,00012%
Health & welfare
$136,00011%
Roads & transportation
$111,0009%
Police
$87,0007%
Sewer & trash
$86,0007%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$82,0006%
Parks & libraries
$17,0001%
Interest on debt
$11,0001%
Water & other utilities
$2,000<1%
Other
$161,00012%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 36%
  • From the state 30%
  • Property taxes 23%
  • Other taxes & licenses 6%
  • Fees & charges 3%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • From the federal government 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Lee

Full-time staff
6
60 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$39,000
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
6 full-time21 part
Health & welfare
0 full-time21 part
Fire
0 full-time18 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Lee didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Bloomingdale Public School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,318
Michigan: $16,528
Students
1,033
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$13.4 million
at year end

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

  • Local 25%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $14,318 per pupil, $8,629 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: Fennville Public Schools ($16,118 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Lee pay

Typical tax bill
$1,378
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.71%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$80,600
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 Bill Huizenga. 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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