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Fire Operating Millage Proposal

Whiteford Township · Monroe County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Whiteford Township.

Fire Operating Millage Proposal

New Millage / Increase1 mills2027–2028est. $321,315/yr

Shall the annual tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by up to 1.0 mill ($1 per $1000 on Taxable value) for the period 2027 – 2028, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds to the Whiteford Township Fire Department to be used for general operations including wages, utilities, salaries and benefits of firefighters, and maintenance to the fire department buildings and equipment? The estimated revenue for the first…

YESA YES vote approves a new levy of 1 mill for 2027–2028 — this is a tax increase.
NOA NO vote rejects the new tax; your property tax rate stays where it is.
Official ballot language

Shall the annual tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution be increased for said Township by up to 1.0 mill ($1 per $1000 on Taxable value) for the period 2027 – 2028, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds to the Whiteford Township Fire Department to be used for general operations including wages, utilities, salaries and benefits of firefighters, and maintenance to the fire department buildings and equipment? The estimated revenue for the first year of the levy, if the proposition is approved, shall be approximately $321,315.35.

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