Leelanau Township board trustees approved the ballot language for two renewal millages, both the emergency services and general fund, at its regular meeting Tuesday night. The approval of the millages mean that it will appear on township voters’ ballots in the Nov. 5 general election.
The approval comes after the township initially tried to get the ballot wording approved in May to have it appear in the August primary election. Board members missed that deadline, but were informed by the county clerk that they still had time to submit proposal language for the November election.
The general fund millage was approved 4-0, with trustee Georgie Murray absent, to be renewed at up to 0.4828, or $0.4828 per $1,000 of taxable value, and to be levied for the same period of four years from 2024 through 2027. The millage is used for the purpose of operating the township’s airport, cemeteries, parks and recreation, planning and zoning administration, or other such lawful general fund services, and would raise an estimated $276,396 in the first year of its levy.
