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Millage Proposal for Fire Apparatus Renewal

Franklin Township · Houghton County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Franklin Township.

Millage Proposal for Fire Apparatus Renewal

Millage Renewal with Increase0.25 millsest. $16,350/yr

Shall Franklin Township impose an increase of .25 mills ($.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) which has been in effect previously and levy it for 4 (four) years namely: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 inclusive for Purchase of Fire Truck and other Firefighting Apparatus for the Township, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $16,350?

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 0.25 mills — 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 Franklin Township impose an increase of .25 mills ($.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) which has been in effect previously and levy it for 4 (four) years namely: 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030 inclusive for Purchase of Fire Truck and other Firefighting Apparatus for the Township, thereby raising in the first year an estimated $16,350?

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