Anyone doing business in Spring Lake Township and the Village is required to file annually the Personal Property Statement. The due date is February 1. If the form cannot be completed by this date please file what you have and file an amended form when it is completed. Changes in the application of the property tax law have taken the privilege away for the governing units to correct late-filed statements. ***All forms estimated by the Assessing Department are AS IS and cannot be corrected.

Hardship Exemption

Federal Poverty Guidelines Used in the Determination of Poverty Exemptions for 2010

Hardship Exemption Forms

2010 Yearly Changes

Based on the formula mandated by state law, the calculation for the 2010 Inflation Rate Multipliers as follows:

The 12 monthly values for October 2007 through September 2008 are averaged.
The 12 monthly values for October 2008 through September 2009 are averaged.
The ratio is calculated by dividing the average of column 2 by the average of column 1.

The specific numbers from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics are as follows:

Oct 07	208.936	Oct 08	216.573
Nov 07	210.177	Nov 08	212.425
Dec 07	210.036	Dec 08	210.228
Jan 08	211.080	Jan 09	211.143
Feb 08	211.693	Feb 09	212.193
Mar 08	213.528	Mar 09	212.709
Apr 08	214.823	Apr 09	213.240
May 08	216.632	May 09	213.856
Jun 08	218.815	Jun 09	215.693
Jul 08	219.964	Jul 09	215.351
Aug 08	219.086	Aug 09	215.834
Sep 08	218.783	Sep 09	215.969
Average	214.463	Average	213.768
		Ratio	0.997
		% Change	-0.3%

Based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as calculated by the state, the 2010 multiplier will be -0.3%.

Ottawa County’s web site is a great resource for property information. Begin by clicking on Public Users "Begin Search," then enter either the address, parcel number or owner name. Available information for each parcel includes assessed value, sales history, split history, GIS map and a tax search. Tax information available includes 2007 and any past history and any delinquent taxes. Both township and village taxes are included. Some of these options have a charge associated with them, payable by credit card to Ottawa County.

"Following sales," the practice of assessing properties which have recently sold significantly differently from properties which have not recently sold, is unconstitutional and illegal. An assessor cannot use the fact that a parcel has sold to trigger a review of the parcel. See this memo from the State Tax Commission for more information.

Interesting Data for Spring Lake Township

Spring Lake is the 6th largest Township in Ottawa County by assessed value, comprising of approximately 6.92% of the total County value. The largest is Georgetown Township with approximately 13.64% and the smallest is Chester Township with approximately 0.93%.

Major Class of Property Comparison from the Ottawa County 2008 Equalization Report:

Spring Lake Township

Village of Spring Lake

Links

Michigan State Treasury
Many of the forms and information regarding assessments.

Ottawa County GIS
Aerial views of all of the parcels in Ottawa County.