May Election Features Millage Requests

The May consolidated election takes place May 2nd, and there are numerous millage requests on local ballots.

Houghton County
• Houghton County – 1.37 mill renewal for 10 years for road maintenance
• Calumet Township – 1.5 mill renewal for eight years for building and maintenance
• Chassell Township – 0.5 mills for five years for recreational projects
• Chassell Township Schools – Renewal of the base 18 mill non-homestead tax millage for 10 years, with an additional two mills to be used to make up for future Headlee rollbacks
• Duncan Township – 0.89 mills for five years for township operations; 1.79 mills for five years for fire protection service; 0.47 mills for five years for fire protection equipment; 0.94 mills for five years for ambulance service
• Franklin Township – 2 mill renewal for four years for road maintenance
• Laurium Village – Headlee Override for 10 years to allow the village to return its property tax rate to 12.5 mills from the current 10.1 mills

 • Franklin Township – .25 mill renewal for four years for fire fighting equipment; 1 mill renewal for four years for Ripley Fire Department operations; 1 mill renewal for four years for Quincy-Franklin Fire Department operations; 2 mill renewal for four years for road maintenance
• Stanton Township – 2 mill renewal for five years for road maintenance
• Torch Lake Township – 0.97 mills for five years for road maintenance

Baraga County
• Spurr Township – Renewal of the base 18 mill non-homestead tax millage for the NICE School District for 10 years; 1.5 mills for special education for the Marquette-Alger RESA for 20 years

Ontonagon County
• Bohemia Township – 1 mill renewal for township operations for six years
• Stannard Township – 1 mill increase for five years for cemetery and park maintenance; 1 mill reinstatement for five years for the Stannard Township Fire Department.  

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