Township government · Midland County, MI

Lee Township's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended March 31, 2022), Lee Township took in $1.8 million and spent $981 thousand.

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

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Where it comes from

Fines and other57%State tax money25%Fees for services (water)14%Township taxes4.4%

What stands out

57%

of Lee Township's money comes from interest, rents and other revenue.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 1%.

Township taxes4.4%

Property tax
4.4%$79 thousand

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$253 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater and other service charges
  • Water$240 thousand
  • Other service charges$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money25%

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

From the state
25%$451 thousand

Fines and other57%

Interest, rents and other
57%$1.0 million

Where it goes

Interest on debt26%Running the government and other costs24%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Roads, transit and parking4.7%All other spending6.7%

What stands out

26%

of Lee Township's spending goes to interest on debt.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Interest on debt
26%$257 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$237 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$97 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$78 thousand
  • Other and not broken out$45 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$217 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$217 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$158 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection and courts and legal services
  • Fire protection$146 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$12 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.7%$46 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$46 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.5%$44 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$22 thousand
Sent to other local governments
2.2%$22 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$22 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lee 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 Lee 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.