Township government · Leelanau County, MI

Glen Arbor Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Glen Arbor Township took in $3.4 million and spent $2.8 million.

Latest recorded year: ended March 31, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Township taxes57%Fees for services (parks and recreation)31%Fines and other8.1%State tax money2.9%County and local tax money1.0%Federal tax money0.1%

What stands out

31%

of Glen Arbor Township's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Township taxes57%

Property tax
56%$1.9 million
Other taxes
0.3%$10 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses
  • Occupation and business licenses$10 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services31%

Fees for services
31%$1.1 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges and parks and recreation
  • Other service charges$1.0 million
  • Parks and recreation$16 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.1%$5 thousand

State tax money2.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
2.9%$100 thousand

County and local tax money1.0%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.0%$34 thousand

Fines and other8.1%

Interest, rents and other
8.1%$274 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails68%Running the government and other costs21%Roads, transit and parking4.6%Parks, recreation and libraries3.5%Health and hospitals1.8%Interest on debt0.8%

What stands out

68%

of Glen Arbor Township's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
68%$1.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection
  • Fire protection$1.9 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$608 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$250 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$223 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$93 thousand
  • Government buildings$42 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.6%$130 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$129 thousand
  • Airports$1 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.5%$99 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$99 thousand
Health and hospitals
1.8%$50 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$50 thousand
Interest on debt
0.8%$24 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Glen Arbor Township. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Glen Arbor Township itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.