Ballot question
Hartland Consolidated Schools: sinking fund millage
- On the ballot in
- Hartland Consolidated Schools
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
This proposal will replace the school district's building and site sinking fund millage previously approved by the electors that expired with the 2026 tax levy. Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Hartland Consolidated Schools, Livingston County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed .5 mill ($0.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2027 to 2036, inclusive, to create a sinking fund for the repair or construction of school buildings; for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the purchase of real estate for sites for school buildings; for the acquisition of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used for the maintenance of student transportation vehicles; for the acquisition of eligible trucks and vans used to carry parts, equipment, and personnel for or in the maintenance of school buildings; for the acquisition of parts, supplies, and equipment used to maintain such trucks and vans; and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2027 is approximately $1,041,235 (this is a replacement of millage that expired with the 2026 tax levy)?
A “Yes” vote means
A yes vote levies up to 0.5 mill for 2027–2036 for a sinking fund for building repair, security, technology, buses and other allowed uses; estimated $1,041,235 in 2027.
A “No” vote means
A no vote rejects the sinking fund millage, which would replace one that expired with the 2026 levy.
Sources
- Sample ballots, November 3, 2026 State General Election: Livingston County (every precinct) · Michigan Department of State, Michigan Voter Information Center
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