What's on the ballot in Greenwood Township, Oscoda County

This millage represents authorization to levy .33 mills for four years, 2026-2029, for costs of operating the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department, replacing previous authorization of .25 mills for such operating expenses, which expires with the 2029 levy. Shall the limitation upon the total amount of general ad valorem taxes imposed upon real and tangible personal property in any one (1) year under the Michigan Constitution be increased in the County of Oscoda, Michigan by .33 mills (which is equal to $.33 per $1,000.00 of taxable value of all such property) for a period of four (4) years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive, for the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, and operating vehicles, equipment and inventory for the use by the Oscoda County Sheriff’s Department? The amount of revenue the county will collect if the millage is approved and levied by the county in the first year is estimated to be $179,310.83. The proposed millage is a new additional millage, the revenue from which would be disbursed to the County of Oscoda.

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mio AuSable Schools, Oscoda County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 1 mill ($1.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 5 years, 2027 to 2031, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for and the construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the acquisition of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $323,880 (this replaces millage that expired with the 2026 tax levy)?

This proposal will allow the intermediate school district to continue to levy special education millage previously approved by the electors. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation of 0.6231 mill ($0.6231 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Cheboygan-Otsego-Presque Isle Educational Service District, Michigan, to provide funds for the education of students with a disability, be renewed for a period of 6 years, 2027 to 2032, inclusive; the estimate of the revenue the intermediate school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $2,992,734 from local property taxes authorized herein (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)?

Shall the Oscoda County District Library, County of Oscoda, State of Michigan, be authorized to levy a millage annually in an amount not to exceed .4883 mill ($0.4883 per each $1,000 of taxable value), which is a renewal of the previously authorized millage rate that expired in 2025, against all taxable property within the Oscoda County District Library district for a period of four (4) years, 2026 through 2029, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for all district library purposes authorized by law? The estimate of the revenue the Oscoda County District Library will collect in the first year of levy (2026) if the millage is approved and levied by the Library is approximately $270,000.