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Fire Department Facilities and Grounds Millage Request Proposition

Blue Lake Township · Muskegon County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Blue Lake Township.

Fire Department Facilities and Grounds Millage Request Proposition

Millage Restoration (Headlee Override)0.75 mills2026–2035est. $135,228/yr

Shall the millage request of 0.75 mills in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Blue Lake Township, be levied and reduced by the required Headlee roll back as applicable. ($0.75 per $1,000.00 of taxable value for real and personal property) for the ten year period of 2026 through 2035 inclusive, for the purpose of construction of facilities and grounds in the Fire Department; and shall the Township be authorized…

YESA YES vote raises the levy back to the originally authorized 0.75 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 millage request of 0.75 mills in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan constitution on general ad valorem taxes within Blue Lake Township, be levied and reduced by the required Headlee roll back as applicable. ($0.75 per $1,000.00 of taxable value for real and personal property) for the ten year period of 2026 through 2035 inclusive, for the purpose of construction of facilities and grounds in the Fire Department; and shall the Township be authorized to levy such request? The estimated revenue the Township will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is $135,228.98

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