Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
Hartland Consolidated Schools · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
This proposal will replace the school district's building and site sinking fund millage previously approved by the electors that expired with the 2026 tax levy. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hartland Consolidated Schools, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .5 mill ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the repair or construction of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the purchase of real estate for sites for school buildings; 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 approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $1,041,235 (this is a replacement of millage that expired with the 2026 tax levy)?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Hartland Consolidated Schools voters in Livingston County are asked to let the board of education levy up to .5 mill ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for 10 years, 2027 through 2036 inclusive. The wording says this replaces a sinking fund millage that expired with the 2026 tax levy. The sinking fund would pay for school buildings, security, technology, school sites, transportation vehicles, and other purposes allowed by law. The estimated revenue, if approved and levied in 2027, is approximately $1,041,235. A YES vote approves the levy; a NO vote does not.
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