Sinking Fund Millage Proposal
Benzie County Central School · 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 Benzie County Central Schools, Benzie, Manistee, Grand Traverse and Wexford Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .70 mill ($0.70 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 construction or repair of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of 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 approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $942,243 (this is a replacement of millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy)?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Benzie County Central Schools voters are asked to replace the district's building and site sinking fund millage with a new levy of up to .70 mill ($0.70 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for 10 years, 2027 through 2036 inclusive. The wording says this replaces a sinking fund millage that expires with the 2026 tax levy. The sinking fund would pay for school buildings, security, technology, transportation vehicles, and other purposes allowed by law. The estimated 2027 revenue is approximately $942,243. A YES vote approves the levy; a NO vote does not.
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