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Proposal 1---0.6 Mills for Fire Protection Services

Cheshire Township · Allegan County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Cheshire Township.

Proposal 1---0.6 Mills for Fire Protection Services

Millage Renewal with Increase0.6 mills6 years (2020–2025)est. $61,617/yr

“Shall the expired (after 2025) previous voted increase in the limitation on general ad valorem taxes in Cheshire Township imposed under Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution authorized at 0.6 mills in November 2018 for levy in 2020-2025 and subsequently reduced to 0.5366 mills ($0.5366 per $1,000 of taxable value) by required millage rollbacks be renewed and increased to not more than 0.6 mills ($0.60 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for six years in 2026-2031 inclusive on…

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 0.6 mills for 6 years — generally no increase over what you pay now, plus the restored or added amount described.
NOA NO vote lets the current millage expire; the service it funds would need cuts or other revenue.
Official ballot language

“Shall the expired (after 2025) previous voted increase in the limitation on general ad valorem taxes in Cheshire Township imposed under Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution authorized at 0.6 mills in November 2018 for levy in 2020-2025 and subsequently reduced to 0.5366 mills ($0.5366 per $1,000 of taxable value) by required millage rollbacks be renewed and increased to not more than 0.6 mills ($0.60 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for six years in 2026-2031 inclusive on all taxable real and personal property in Cheshire Township for disbursement to Cheshire Township for the purpose of operating fire protection services and/or purchasing vehicles/equipment needed to provide such services in Cheshire Township, thereby raising an estimated $61,617.12 in the first year the millage is levied?”

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