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Recreation Millage Renewal

Hancock City · Houghton County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Hancock City.

Recreation Millage Renewal

Millage Renewal0.8 mills5 years (2027–2031)est. $128,664/yr

Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 0.80 mills ($0.80 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all Real and Personal Property in the City of Hancock be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2027-2031 inclusive? Taxes so raised to be disbursed to the City of Hancock to be held in the Hancock Recreational Fund to be used exclusively for Hancock Recreational Improvements; which, if approved, will provide tax revenue up to an…

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 0.8 mills for 5 years — generally no increase over what you pay now.
NOA NO vote lets the current millage expire; the service it funds would need cuts or other revenue.
Official ballot language

Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 0.80 mills ($0.80 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) on the total amount of taxes which may be assessed against all Real and Personal Property in the City of Hancock be renewed for a period of 5 years, 2027-2031 inclusive? Taxes so raised to be disbursed to the City of Hancock to be held in the Hancock Recreational Fund to be used exclusively for Hancock Recreational Improvements; which, if approved, will provide tax revenue up to an estimated $128,664.00 in 2027.

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