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Proposal for Fire and Ambulance Millage

Evangeline township · Charlevoix County County · November 3, 2026

The question on your ballot

Shall Evangeline Township impose an increase of up to 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value), in the tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for four years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive for the purpose of providing fire and ambulance services in the Township? If approved and levied, this millage would raise an estimated $122,253 in the first year that the millage is levied, of which a portion may be distributed to such other local units of government or others as the Township Board determines appropriate.

In plain language

A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.

Evangeline Township asks voters to approve an increase of up to 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) in the tax limitation under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution. The millage would be levied for four years, 2026 through 2029 inclusive, to provide fire and ambulance services in the township. An estimated $122,253 would be raised in the first year the millage is levied. A portion may be distributed to other local units of government or others as the township board determines. A yes vote approves the millage; a no vote rejects it.

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