Local Roads and Streets Preservation and Improvement Millage Proposal
Eaton County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
For this purpose, shall the constitutional limitation upon the total amount of taxes in the which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all property within the County of Eaton, Michigan be increased, and shall the County be authorized to levy, up to 1.5000 of a mill ($1.5000 on each $1,000 dollars of taxable value) for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 to 2035, inclusive, to provide funds for the preservation, preventative maintenance, drainage, culvert and bridge repairs, and other improvements of existing paved and gravel surfaced County Local Roads within the townships of Eaton County, including two (2) applications of dust control each year on all gravel surfaced county roads, and for the improvement of City and Village streets in Eaton County. If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $7,843,350 in 2026, to be disbursed to the Eaton County Road Commission, the Cities of Charlotte, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Lansing, Potterville, and Olivet, and the Villages of Bellevue, Dimondale, Mulliken, Sunfield, and Vermontville. As required by State law, a small portion of the millage (approximately $151,612 in 2026) may be required to be distributed to Downtown Development Authorities, Tax Increment Financing Authorities, Local Development Financing Authorities, Corridor Improvement Authority, and Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Authorities established in cities of Charlotte, Eaton Rapids, Grand Ledge, Potterville, Township of Delta, and Village of Bellevue.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Eaton County voters are asked to increase the constitutional limit on property taxes by up to 1.5000 mills ($1.5000 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for ten years, 2026 through 2035 inclusive. The money would preserve and maintain existing County Local Roads in the townships, including drainage, culvert and bridge repairs, and dust control on gravel roads, and would also fund City and Village street improvements. The wording estimates $7,843,350 in 2026, disbursed to the Eaton County Road Commission and listed cities and villages. A YES vote approves the millage, and a NO vote does not.
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