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City of Lansing: essential services millage restoration

On the ballot in
City of Lansing
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

For the purpose of funding essential services, including police protection, fire protection, and local road and sidewalk maintenance, shall the authorized charter millage for the City of Lansing, established at 20 mills ($20.00 per $1,000 of taxable value) and reduced to 19.2214 ($19.2214 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the millage rollbacks required under the Michigan Constitution, be restored to 20 mills ($20.00 per $1,000 of taxable value), which is an increase of .7786 mills ($.7786 per $1,000 of taxable value) over the reduced millage, for the next five (5) years (from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031 inclusive)?If approved and levied in full, this renewed millage restoration would generate approximately $2,585,101 in its first year.

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote restores the city's charter millage from 19.2214 to 20 mills (an increase of 0.7786 mill) for 2027–2031 for police, fire and local roads and sidewalks, about $2.59 million in year one.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the restoration; the city's charter millage stays at the reduced 19.2214 mills.

Sources

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