Ballot question
DeTour Area Schools: operating millage renewal and restoration
- On the ballot in
- DeTour Area Schools
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
This proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not to exceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, required for the school district to receive its full revenue per pupil foundation allowance. The remaining .8270 mill is only available to be levied to restore millage lost as a reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and will only be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction. Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property, except principal residence and other property exempted by law, in DeTour Area Schools, Chippewa County, Michigan, be renewed by 18.3270 mills ($18.3270 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive, and also be increased by .5 mill ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 8 years, 2027 to 2034, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and 18 mills are levied in 2027 is approximately $3,268,194 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 levy and the addition of millage which will be levied only to the extent necessary to restore millage lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963)?
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote renews 18.327 mills and adds 0.5 mill for 2027–2034 on non-homestead property for DeTour Area Schools operations, levied only up to 18 mills plus Headlee restoration.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the renewal and increase.
Sources
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Chippewa County (every precinct) · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center
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