Special Assessment for Police and Fire Departments
Grosse Pointe · Wayne County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Should the City of Grosse Pointe raise money to partially equip, maintain, and operate the City Police and Fire Departments (Public Safety) by annual special assessment levies of up to 1.25 mills ($1.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) on all real property in the City that is not exempt from property taxes, for a period of four (4) years with the levies to be from 2026 to 2029 to provide funding for the 2027 to 2030 calendar years? If approved and fully levied in December 2026, the estimated revenue from this special assessment collected in the first year would be approximately $613,750.00.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Grosse Pointe voters are asked whether to raise money to partially equip, maintain and operate the City Police and Fire Departments through an annual special assessment. The levies would be up to 1.25 mills ($1.25 per $1,000 of taxable value) on all real property in the city that is not exempt from property taxes. The assessment would run for four years, with levies from 2026 to 2029 to fund the 2027 through 2030 calendar years. If approved and fully levied in December 2026, approximately $613,750.00 is estimated to be collected in the first year. A yes vote approves the assessment; a no vote rejects it.
Official ballot arguments
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