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Road Maintenance and Dust Control Millage Proposal

Speaker township · Sanilac County County · November 3, 2026

The question on your ballot

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against taxable property in Speaker Township, Sanilac County, Michigan, be increased by 1.0000 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, for the purpose of providing funds for road maintenance, preservation, repair, construction and improvement, and dust control, including but not limited to road repairs, resurfacing, grading, gravel, drainage improvements, culvert work, dust abatement and control, and other necessary road-related improvements within the Township, raising an estimated $55,000 in the first year if levied? This proposal is for a new additional millage.

In plain language

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Speaker Township is asking voters to increase the limitation on taxes by 1.0000 mill ($1.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) for six years, 2027 through 2032 inclusive. The money would fund road maintenance, preservation, repair, construction and improvement, and dust control. The named road work includes repairs, resurfacing, grading, gravel, drainage improvements, culvert work and dust abatement. The question estimates $55,000 in the first year if levied. This is a new additional millage. A YES vote approves the millage; a NO vote means it is not levied.

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