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County Operating Tax Levy

Montmorency County · Montmorency County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Albert Township, Avery Township, Briley Township, Hillman Township, Loud Township, Montmorency Township, Rust Township, Vienna Township.

County Operating Tax Levy

Millage Restoration (Headlee Override)5.75 mills8 years (2026–2034)est. $643,427/yr

Shall the voted allocated Montmorency County millage rate of 5.7500 mills ($5.75 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 4.8204 mills ($4.8204 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be increased by up to 0.9296 mills ($0.9296 per $1,000 of taxable value) to the 1976 original allocated rate to recover that millage reduction and be levied by Montmorency County for Eight (8) years (2026-2034 inclusive), for general operating purposes? If approved and levied in full, this…

YESA YES vote raises the levy back to the originally authorized 5.75 mills, overriding the Headlee Amendment rollback — this is a tax increase over the current rate.
NOA NO vote keeps the current, rolled-back rate in place.
Official ballot language

Shall the voted allocated Montmorency County millage rate of 5.7500 mills ($5.75 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 4.8204 mills ($4.8204 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be increased by up to 0.9296 mills ($0.9296 per $1,000 of taxable value) to the 1976 original allocated rate to recover that millage reduction and be levied by Montmorency County for Eight (8) years (2026-2034 inclusive), for general operating purposes? If approved and levied in full, this Millage will raise an estimated additional $643,427 for general County operating purposes in the first calendar year of the levy based on state taxable valuation.

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