Despite opposition from some residents, Spring Lake leaders are taking the next steps to move the village closer toward achieving city status. Proponents say city status eliminates payment of taxes to the county, saving residents money.
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The Village of Spring Lake's Cityhood Committee is circulating petitions to obtain the required minimum of 129 signatures, or approximately 5 percent of the village's registered voters and property owners. Village President William Filber estimates the signatures will be obtained by the end of August.
"We are volunteers going door-to-door and have found that each visit averages about a half hour," Filber said. "We're finding that we're not just gathering signatures, but that residents are interested in questions and discussing other issues that are on their minds."
Filber said that becoming a city is a natural growth process for a village. "Yes, it's been an emotional issue for some, who say, 'but I moved here because it's a village, I like living in a village, it's always been a village.' People have to realize that a village becoming a city is a logical stepping stone. We want to become a city so we can control our own tax dollars.
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