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November 2026 General Election
The Board of Commissioners only determines whether the millage question is placed on the ballot. It does not mean the Board supports or opposes the millage. The decision on the millage will be made by voters.
A new 0.94 mill tax for 2027–2031 to replace the expiring 0.95 mill millage, funding public transportation through SMART and participating local communities for older adults, persons with disabilities, and the general public.
Current Rate
0.95 mills (2022–2026)
Proposed Rate
0.94 mills
Term
2027–2031 (5 years)
Est. First-Year Revenue
$39,204,999
Example Cost
$47.00/year on a $50,000 taxable value
Originally Approved
1995
A 0.95 mill tax ($0.95 per $1,000 of taxable value) was previously approved by the voters for tax years 2022 through 2026 for the purpose of supporting the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) in providing a public transportation system serving older adults, persons with disabilities, and the general public of Macomb County. That millage is scheduled to expire after 2026.
This proposal would authorize a new 0.94 mill tax to replace the previously approved and expiring millage. The new 0.94 mill tax for tax years 2027 through 2031, inclusive (five (5) years), is to provide funds for public transportation services serving older adults, persons with disabilities, and the general public of Macomb County. If approved, this millage rate would raise approximately $39,204,999 in the first year.
Revenue from the millage shall be disbursed to SMART and to the following: the Townships of Armada, Bruce, Chesterfield, Clinton, Harrison, Lenox, Macomb, Ray, Richmond, Shelby, and Washington; the Cities of Center Line, Eastpointe, Fraser, Grosse Pointe Shores Village, Memphis, Mount Clemens, New Baltimore, Richmond, Roseville, Saint Clair Shores, Sterling Heights, Utica, and Warren; and the Villages of Armada, New Haven, and Romeo, and shall be used by those entities to accomplish the purposes of the millage. Each of the respective local units of government would receive 12.5% of the ad valorem tax collections raised by this millage from their respective jurisdictions to provide them funds for public transportation services serving older adults, persons with disabilities, and the general public.
For the purpose of providing funds in support of public transportation serving older adults, persons with disabilities, and the general public, shall the limitation on the amount of taxes assessed on taxable property located within Macomb County, be established at .94 mills for tax years 2027 through 2031, inclusive (five (5) years)?
The millage would continue to provide funding for public transportation services. Revenue from the millage would be distributed to the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) and to participating local communities.
SMART (Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation) is a regional public transportation provider serving communities in Southeast Michigan.
The current millage approved by voters in 2022 expires after the 2026 tax year. The proposal would authorize a new millage beginning in 2027.
This millage was originally approved by voters for the 1995 tax year and has been renewed each time it has appeared on the ballot for expiration.
The current millage rate is 0.95 mills. It was approved by voters for tax years 2022 through 2026.
0.94 mills.
A millage is a property tax calculated based on a property’s taxable value. One mill equals $1 for every $1,000 of taxable value.
The proposed rate of 0.94 mills equals $0.94 for every $1,000 of taxable value.
The amount depends on the property’s taxable value, not its market value.
For example, if a home has:
a 0.94-mill levy would result in an estimated $47.00 in property tax per year.
The actual amount for an individual property would depend on its taxable value.
If approved, the millage is estimated to raise approximately $39,204,999 in the first year.
If the proposal does not receive voter approval, the current voter-approved 0.95 mill public transportation millage will expire after the 2026 tax year.
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