Millage Renewal for Fire Department Equipment
Grosse Ile township · Wayne County County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the expired previously voted increase in the total tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Grosse Ile Township, of 0.50 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.4818 mills ($0.4818 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.4818 mills ( $0.4818 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for a period of 5 years from 2026 through 2030 inclusive, to provide funds for the acquiring of fire department vehicles and other necessary fire department equipment, raising an estimated $403,000 in the first calendar year the millage is levied (of which an estimated $5,750 will be disbursed to the Grosse Ile Township Downtown Development Authority and an estimated $1,800 to the Brownfield Authority as legally required)?
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Grosse Ile Township asks voters to renew an expired voted increase of 0.50 mills ($0.50 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.4818 mills ($0.4818 per $1,000) by required rollbacks. The millage would be renewed at 0.4818 mills for five years, 2026 through 2030 inclusive. The funds would acquire fire department vehicles and other necessary fire department equipment. An estimated $403,000 would be raised in the first calendar year, of which about $5,750 would go to the Downtown Development Authority and about $1,800 to the Brownfield Authority. A yes vote renews the millage; a no vote means it is not renewed.
Official ballot arguments
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