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Saginaw County Proposal 26-4 Saginaw County 9-1-1 Authority Millage Renewal Proposal

Saginaw County · Saginaw County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Albee Township, Birch Run Township, Blumfield Township, Brady Township, Brant Township, Bridgeport Township, Buena Vista Charter Township, Carrollton Township, Chapin Township, Chesaning Township and 20 more.

Saginaw County Proposal 26-4 Saginaw County 9-1-1 Authority Millage Renewal Proposal

Millage Renewal0.28 mills2028–2037est. $2,031,015/yr

Renews the 0.28-mill 9-1-1 Central Dispatch millage for 2028–2037 (~$2.0M/year) to replace aging police/fire/EMS radio equipment and continue 24-hour dispatch.

Cost to you: About $28/year per $100,000 of taxable value (unchanged).

YESA YES vote continues the existing levy of 0.28 mills for 2028–2037 — generally no increase over what you pay now.
NOA NO vote lets the current millage expire; the service it funds would need cuts or other revenue.
Official ballot language

"For the purpose of replacing outdated radio equipment for Fire, Police and Emergency Medical Services and other equipment necessary for the 9-1-1 Central Dispatch System to effectively provide and ensure twenty-four hour public safety communications service to the citizens, communities and public responders of Saginaw County and for otherwise continuing operations of the Saginaw County 9-1-1 Authority, shall the County of Saginaw, Michigan (hereafter 'County') renew the previously authorized amount of general ad valorem taxes which may be imposed for all purposes upon all taxable real and personal property in Saginaw County, as provided in Article 9, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, as amended, which last resulted in a levy of 0.2800 Mill, and continue to levy up to 0.2800 Mill ($0.2800 per $1,000) of taxable valuation of such property as finally equalized during the years 2028-2037, both inclusive, which if approved and levied in its entirety is estimated to raise $2,031,015 in the first year?"

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