City of Lansing Essential Services Millage Restoration Proposal
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction, Government Spending Reduction
Lansing would raise its city property tax back to the full rate its charter allows for five years, 2027 through 2031, to pay for police, fire, and road and sidewalk upkeep. A home with $100,000 of taxable value would pay about $78 more a year.
Proposed by: Lansing City Council (Resolution 2026-178)
The city's elected council. It asks voters to restore the city property tax to the full rate the charter allows. This is a Headlee override, for police, fire and road upkeep.
Source: lansingmi.api.civicclerk.com
A YES vote means
Lansing property owners pay about $78 more a year per $100,000 of taxable value for five years starting in 2027, raising about $2.6 million in the first year for police, fire, and road and sidewalk upkeep.
A NO vote means
Lansing's property tax stays at its current lower rate. The city does not collect about $2.6 million in the first year for police, fire, and road and sidewalk upkeep.
No financial records found for this ballot measure.
Source: lansingvotes.gov
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