Proposal to Authorize a New Additional Millage for Public Safety of 1.75 Mills
Walker · Kent County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall Section 9.5, Chapter IX, of the City of Walker Charter be amended to authorize a new additional millage of 1.75 mills ($1.75 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) to be levied solely for providing funds for capital and operating expenses for police and fire for a period of ten (10) years from 2027 to 2036? (If levied, the additional 1.75 mills are estimated to raise $3,065,105 in the first year of the levy. To the extent required by law, a portion of the revenues from this millage will be disbursed to the City's Brownfield Redevelopment and Downtown Development Authorities.)
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Walker voters are asked to amend Section 9.5 of Chapter IX of the City of Walker Charter. The amendment would authorize a new additional millage of 1.75 mills ($1.75 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for ten years, 2027 through 2036. It would be levied solely for capital and operating expenses for police and fire. The wording estimates the additional 1.75 mills would raise $3,065,105 in the first year of the levy. A portion of the revenue may go to the City's Brownfield Redevelopment and Downtown Development Authorities. A YES vote approves it; a NO vote does not.
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