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City of Lansing Essential Services Millage Restoration Proposal

Lansing City · Ingham County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Lansing City.

City of Lansing Essential Services Millage Restoration Proposal

Millage Renewal with Increase20 mills

Renews the Headlee override, first approved in 2011 and renewed in 2016 and 2021, that lets Lansing levy up to 20 mills (currently ~19.44) for police, fire and local road and sidewalk maintenance. The prior cycle raised about $8M/year.

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 20 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

For the purpose of funding essential services, including police protection, fire protection, and local road and sidewalk maintenance, shall the authorized charter millage for the City of Lansing, established at 20 mills ($20.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and reduced to 19.2214 ($19.2214 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the millage rollbacks required under the Michigan Constitution, be restored to 20 mills ($20.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), which is an increase of .7786 mills ($.7786 per $1,000 of taxable value) over the reduced millage, for the next five (5) years (from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031 inclusive)? If approved and levied in full, this renewed millage restoration would generate approximately $2,585,101 in its first year.

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