Yes
Authorize a total levy of 0.10 mill for 2028–2037, renewing 0.0982 mill and restoring 0.0018 mill reduced by rollbacks.
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF pages 3–4Why was the rate rolled back?
Michigan’s Headlee rules require a lower millage rate when growth in a taxing district’s taxable property values, adjusted to exclude new construction and other additions, would otherwise make revenue grow faster than inflation. This automatic rate reduction is called a rollback. The ballot says the zoo rate was reduced from 0.10 to 0.0982 mill. This proposal asks voters to restore the difference. A lower rate does not necessarily mean a lower individual tax bill, because taxable values can change.
Michigan House Fiscal Agency · Headlee rollbacks explained · Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF pages 3–4
What happens next?
If approved and levied, the renewed tax applies during 2028–2037. This is authorization for a future ten-year period.
What could this cost?
$10 per year on $100,000 of taxable value at 0.10 mill. Of this, $0.18 reflects the restored 0.0018 mill. This is not a promise that an individual tax bill stays unchanged.
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 pages 3–4Read 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 pages 3–4Consider the tradeoffs
Potential considerations below are editorial analysis, not attributed campaign statements or guaranteed outcomes.
Potential benefit
Continued funding could support animal care, education and maintenance described on the ballot.
Questions and concerns
Property owners continue paying this levy. Restoring the rolled-back portion raises the rate slightly compared with 0.0982 mill.
What is still unknown?
Future service levels, individual tax bills and alternative funding if the proposal fails are not established by the ballot. Current campaign arguments have not been independently reviewed.
Sources & verification
Canton Precinct 8 sample ballot · PDF pages 3–4 — 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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