Yes
Renew authority to levy 2.27 mills for operating purposes during 2029–2038, with the continued Headlee override described on the ballot.
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF page 4What is a Headlee override?
Headlee normally requires millage rates to fall when growth in a district’s taxable property values, excluding new construction and other additions, would otherwise push revenue growth above inflation. An override is voter permission to levy a higher rate than that rollback would allow. This proposal continues Schoolcraft’s existing override and authorizes 2.27 mills for 2029–2038. It does not add another 2.27 mills. Compared with letting the rate roll back, it allows the college to collect more revenue. It does not remove the separate limits on an individual property’s taxable value; your bill can still change as that value changes.
Michigan House Fiscal Agency · Headlee rollbacks explained · Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF page 4
What happens next?
Approval extends the operating levy for 2029–2038. The stated millage rate stays the same; a property’s taxable value and resulting bill can still change.
What could this cost?
$227 per year on $100,000 of taxable value at 2.27 mills. This continues the stated rate; it is not an additional $227 on top of that levy.
Illustration calculated from the ballot rate. Taxable value is not market value. Actual bills depend on taxable value and the rate levied.
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF page 4Read the wording on your sample ballot
Read the complete proposal, including its conditions and estimates, in the original document.
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF page 4Consider the tradeoffs
Potential considerations below are editorial analysis, not attributed campaign statements or guaranteed outcomes.
Potential benefit
Renewal could maintain a local revenue source for college operations and planning.
Questions and concerns
Property owners continue funding the levy, and the proposal includes continued relief from the specified millage rollbacks. Review college budgets and outcomes alongside the tax request.
What is still unknown?
Specific future spending decisions, enrollment changes and alternatives if the renewal fails have not been verified. Current campaign arguments remain to be reviewed.
Sources & verification
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF page 4 — primary source for wording, rates, dates and estimates.
Reviewed October 8, 2026. Local proposal summaries rely on the supplied ballot; separate fiscal and advocacy reviews are incomplete.
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