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Operations Renewal Millage

Wakefield Township · Gogebic County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Wakefield Township.

Operations Renewal Millage

Millage Renewal with Increase3 mills4 yearsest. $157,459/yr

Shall the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within the Township of Wakefield be increased at 3 mills ($3 per $1,000 of taxable value), subject to any applicable Headlee rollback under Article IX, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution, and levied for four years 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, for general Township operating purposes, thereby raising an estimated $157,459.77 in the first year the millage is levied, this being…

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 3 mills for 4 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 tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes within the Township of Wakefield be increased at 3 mills ($3 per $1,000 of taxable value), subject to any applicable Headlee rollback under Article IX, Section 31 of the Michigan Constitution, and levied for four years 2027, 2028, 2029, and 2030, for general Township operating purposes, thereby raising an estimated $157,459.77 in the first year the millage is levied, this being a renewal of the three mills which will expire with the 2026 tax levy.

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