Public Safety Millage
Village of Lexington · Sanilac County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
For the purpose of raising funds to be used exclusively to maintain police and fire protection operations within the Village, shall the Constitutional Limitation upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one year upon all taxable property located in the Village be increased by up to Three mills ($3 per $1,000 of taxable value) for a period of ten years from, 2026 through 2035, inclusive? If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise approximately $219,331.07 in its first year. Proceeds from the millage may be captured by tax increment financing authorities located with in the Village of Lexington if required by law.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Village of Lexington voters are asked to increase the constitutional limitation on property taxes by up to three mills ($3 per $1,000 of taxable value) for ten years, 2026 through 2035 inclusive. The money would be used exclusively to maintain police and fire protection operations within the Village. The wording says that if approved and levied in full, the millage would raise approximately $219,331.07 in its first year. Proceeds may be captured by tax increment financing authorities located within the Village if required by law. A YES vote approves the millage, and a NO vote does not.
Official ballot arguments
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