Township Fire Department Millage
Highland charter township · Oakland County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
This is a proposal to renew the 1.85 fire millage and increase the millage by 0.47 to support fire department operations, which provide emergency fire and medical services to the community. The 1.85 millage would collect an estimated $2,178,354 in the first year of levy. The proposed 0.47 millage increase would result in an average of $67 increase in property taxes per the 8,247 parcels in the township, for an additional collection of an estimated $553,420 in the first year of levy. Shall the Charter Township of Highland be authorized to renew the expiring voted 1.85 mills ($1.85 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced by the required millage rollbacks, for fire and emergency medical services, and impose an increase of up to .0.47 mills ($0.47 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a total levy of 2.32 mills ($2.32 per $1,000 of taxable value), as an increase in the tax limitations imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution and levy it for six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, collecting an estimated $2,731,774 total in the first year of the levy? A small portion of the funds collected from only the 605 DDA properties will be distributed to the Highland Downtown Development Authority to support business and economic development.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Highland Charter Township asks voters to renew an expiring 1.85 mill fire millage, reduced by required rollbacks, and to increase it by up to 0.47 mills ($0.47 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a total levy of 2.32 mills ($2.32 per $1,000). The millage would run for six years, 2027 through 2032 inclusive, for fire and emergency medical services. An estimated $2,731,774 would be collected in total in the first year. A small portion collected from only the 605 DDA properties would go to the Highland Downtown Development Authority. A yes vote approves the renewal and increase; a no vote means the expiring millage is not renewed.
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