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Fire Millage Proposal
Osceola Township · Osceola County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Osceola Township.
Fire Millage Proposal
Shall Osceola Township, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which 1.8908 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1092 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law…
Official ballot language
Shall Osceola Township, Osceola County, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed 2.0 mills ($2.00 per each $1,000 of taxable value), of which 1.8908 mills is a renewal of the previously authorized millage that expired in 2025 and .1092 mill is new additional millage, for six (6) years, 2026 through 2031, inclusive, to provide funds for operating, equipping, constructing, and purchasing for the Evart Area Joint Fire Department or for any other purpose authorized by law for fire service purposes? The estimate of the revenue the Township will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved is approximately $92,000.
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