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Lake County: senior citizens services millage renewal

On the ballot in
Lake County
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

For purpose of reauthorizing funding for providing services to the senior citizens of Lake County through the Lake County Council on Aging, shall the previously voter authorized increase of the constitutional limitation imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan Constitution upon the total amount of taxes which may be assessed in one (1) year upon all taxable property within the County of Lake, Michigan, and that has been reduced by the Headlee Amendment to .6150, be renewed in an amount not to exceed .6150 mills ($.6150 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) and the County authorized to levy this millage for a period of six (6) years (2027-2032) inclusive? (If approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $539,026 for County senior citizen services in the first calendar year of the levy based on taxable value. In accordance with State law, a portion of the revenue collected may be disbursed to the Village of Baldwin Downtown Development Authority).

A “Yes” vote means

A yes vote renews the county's tax of up to 0.615 mill for 6 years (2027-2032) for senior services through the Lake County Council on Aging.

A “No” vote means

A no vote rejects the renewal.

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