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Mount Haley, MI town hall & government

Mount Haley spent $523,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $315 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Mount Haley's money goes

Spent
$523,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$315
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Administration & buildings
$217,00041%
Sewer & trash
$127,00024%
Roads & transportation
$41,0008%
Fire
$28,0005%
Paid to other governments
$28,0005%
Parks & libraries
$4,0001%
Other
$78,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 35%
  • Interest, fines & other 35%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the federal government 10%
  • Other taxes & licenses 7%
Town workforce

Who works for Mount Haley

Full-time staff
0
31 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time22 part
Housing & development
0 full-time4 part
Other
0 full-time5 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

Merrill Community Schools

Mount Haley's K–12 school district, shared with Lakefield, Merrill, Jonesfield and Marion. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,016
Michigan: $16,528
Students
489
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$9.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 8%

Of the $17,016 per pupil, $10,016 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 Mount Haley: Breckenridge Community Schools ($15,171 per pupil) · Bullock Creek School District ($14,774 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mount Haley pay

Typical tax bill
$2,609
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.54%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$169,500
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 Mount Haley's government

🏛️ Official websitemthaleytownship.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mount Haley →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mount Haley

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

All of Mount Haley'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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