Mason County Eastern District: sinking fund millage restoration

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Mason County Eastern District, Mason, Lake and Manistee Counties, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be authorized to levy not to exceed 0.0511 mill ($0.0511 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 3 years, 2026, 2027 and 2028, for sinking fund purposes, including for school security improvements; for the acquisition or upgrading of technology; for the construction or repair of school buildings; for the purchase of real estate for school sites; 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 for all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and levied in 2026 is approximately $14,919 (this millage is to restore millage for sinking fund purposes lost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963)?