07/26/2026
AUGUST 4th the following language will be on the ballot for your vote. The Township is not asking for an increase in the millage rate.
We are asking for a yes vote to renew the rate we have been at since before the current Township Board took office. As a matter of fact, the mill has been lowered during their term 2 times. Once 1/2 mill and the next, 1/4 mill.
Generally the millages come up for a vote in alternate years (3 in each election cycle) however, somehow they have all come up for a vote in 2026. Which is shocking when you see it on paper. But they are all critical in providing Fire, MFR, Township, Cemetery, Transfer Station and Road services to Lilley Township. If any millage does not pass, that service will have to end because it will run out of money.
Lets be clear...... the millage request is a RENEWAL NOT AN INCREASE. Please consider a YES vote. Thank you for your consideration.
LILLEY TOWNSHIP
CEMETERY MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 0.2329 mills ($0.2329 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.2158 mills ($0.2158 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.2158 mills ($0.2158 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for four (4) years, 2027 through 2030, inclusive, to provide funds for the operation and maintenance of the Lilley Township Cemetery, thereby raising an estimated $12,971 in the first year of the levy?
FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 1.3991 mills ($1.3991 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 1.2967 mills ($1.2967 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 1.2967 mills ($1.2967 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, to provide funds for the general operation of the Lilley Township Fire Department and the provision of fire protection services within Lilley Township, thereby raising an estimated $77,942 in the first year of the levy?
MEDICAL FIRST RESPONDERS MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 0.4642 mills ($0.4642 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.4301 mills ($0.4301 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.4301 mills ($0.4301 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, to provide funds for the operation of the Lilley Township Medical First Response Service in Lilley Township, thereby raising an estimated $25,852 in the first year of the levy?
OPERATING FUNDS MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 0.6995 mills ($0.6995 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.6483 mills ($0.6483 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.6483 mills ($0.6483 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for four (4) years, 2027 through 2030, inclusive, to provide funds for the general operation of Lilley Township, thereby raising an estimated $38,968 in the first year of the levy?
ROAD MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 0.9591 mills ($0.9591 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.8644 mills ($0.8644 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.8644 mills ($0.8644 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for four (4) years, 2027 through 2030, inclusive, to provide funds for the operation of public roads in Lilley Township, thereby raising an estimated $51,957 in the first year of the levy?
WASTE & TRANSFER STATION MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
Shall the previously voted increase in the tax rate limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution on general ad valorem taxes in Lilley Township of 2.3980 mills ($2.3980 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 2.1616 mills ($2.1616 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 2.1616 mills ($2.1616 per $1,000 of taxable value), and shall Lilley Township levy such millage annually for six (6) years, 2027 through 2032, inclusive, to provide funds for the operation of the Lilley Township Waste & Transfer Station, thereby raising an estimated $129,929 in the first year of the levy?
