Cheboygan Area Schools Sinking Fund Millage Replacement Proposal
Cheboygan Area Schools · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
This proposal will allow the school district to replace the building and site sinking fund millage previously approved by the electors. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Cheboygan Area Schools, Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .5603 mill ($0.5603 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive, to replace the previously approved sinking fund millage with a sinking fund millage 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 or 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 approve and levied in 2027 is approximately $503,636 (this is a replacement of millage that expires with the 2027 tax levy)?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Cheboygan Area Schools voters in Cheboygan and Presque Isle Counties are asked to replace the building and site sinking fund millage with a new levy of up to .5603 mill ($0.5603 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for 10 years, 2027 through 2036 inclusive. This replaces millage expiring with the 2027 tax levy. The sinking fund would pay for school sites, buildings, security, technology, transportation vehicles, and other purposes allowed by law. The estimated revenue, if approved and levied in 2027, is approximately $503,636. A YES vote approves the levy; a NO vote does not.
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