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Lincoln Township Police Department Millage Renewal

Lincoln Charter Township · Berrien County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Lincoln Charter Township.

Lincoln Township Police Department Millage Renewal

Millage Renewal with Increase1.5 mills10 years (2026–2035)est. $1,412,749/yr

Shall the previously approved increase in the tax limitation imposed by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in the Charter Township of Lincoln of 1.50 mills, reduced to 1.4706 mills by required rollbacks, be renewed and replaced at up to 1.4706 mills ($1.4706 per $1,000 of taxable value), and levied for a period of 10 years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purposes of operating the Lincoln Township Police Department, raising an estimated $1,412,749 in the first year the…

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 1.5 mills for 10 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 previously approved increase in the tax limitation imposed by Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in the Charter Township of Lincoln of 1.50 mills, reduced to 1.4706 mills by required rollbacks, be renewed and replaced at up to 1.4706 mills ($1.4706 per $1,000 of taxable value), and levied for a period of 10 years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purposes of operating the Lincoln Township Police Department, raising an estimated $1,412,749 in the first year the millage is levied. This renewal will replace the existing Lincoln Township Police Department Millage set to expire in 2027 and will be levied beginning December 2026.

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