Residents of Leelanau Township will take to the polls on Nov. 5 to vote on not only who they want to represent them on the township board, but also on two millages pertaining to the fire/emergency medical services (EMS) fund and the general fund.
At the board level, three candidates are vying for two available trustee seats. Democrats’ Silvia Gans and Elizabeth Schwind as well as republican Todd Hoogland are looking to fill those trustee roles, while republican incumbent Mike McMillan is being challenged by democrat Barbara Conley for the township supervisor position. McMillan was appointed as supervisor in May 2023 to fill the vacancy left by former township supervisor Rick Cross who resigned that year.
The renewal of extra voted millage for Leelanau Township’s fire/EMS fund will be renewed at 3.10 mills ($3.10 per $1,000 of taxable value) to be levied for a period of four years, 2024 through 2027 inclusive, for the purpose of equipping, operating and maintaining fire protection and emergency medical services including life support services. In the first year of the levy, it would raise an estimated $1,835,794.
