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Headlee Override Proposal
Lincoln Park City · Wayne County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Lincoln Park City.
Headlee Override Proposal
Headlee override restoring the city's general operating limit from about 17.17 mills to 20 mills (up to $2.4M/year in 2027).
Cost to you: Up to about $283/year more per $100,000 of taxable value at the full 20-mill levy.
Official ballot language
Shall a “Headlee Override” be adopted so that the current limitation on the amount of City taxes that may be levied against all taxable property in the City of Lincoln Park, Wayne County, Michigan, be increased as follows: Up to 20 mills from approximately 17.17 ($20.00 from approximately $17.17 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for general operating expenses. If approved and levied in its entirety, this millage would raise an estimated maximum amount of $2,420,265 for the City in 2027 by allowing the City to levy the maximum mills previously approved by the voters and authorized by the City Charter and State law which have been reduced as required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963.
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