Operating Millage Renewal Proposal
Hartwick township · Osceola County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
“Shall Hartwick Township restore its general taxing capacity previously established at 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) by MCL 211.211(4) which was reduced to 0.7301 ($0.7301 per $1,000 of taxable value) by Headlee Amendment rollbacks, through an additional millage of 0.2699 mills ($0.2699 per $1,000 of taxable value) to restore, and not to exceed, the full 1.0 mill limit established by law, each year beginning in 2026 inclusively, for duration of five (5) years, for general township operating purposes? it is established that the additional millage of 0.2699 mills will raise $ 11,491 in the first year of the levy, which is perpetual, subject to future reductions by the Headlee amendment.”
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Hartwick Township asks voters to restore its general taxing capacity, which was set at 1.0 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and reduced to 0.7301 ($0.7301 per $1,000) by Headlee Amendment rollbacks. An additional 0.2699 mills ($0.2699 per $1,000) would restore the full 1.0 mill limit each year beginning in 2026, for a duration of five years, for general township operating purposes. The additional millage is estimated to raise $11,491 in the first year of the levy; the question calls it perpetual, subject to future Headlee reductions. A yes vote approves the millage; a no vote rejects it.
Official ballot arguments
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