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Chelsea School DistrictOperating Millage Renewal ProposalThis proposal will allow the school district to continue to levy the statutory rate of not toexceed 18 mills on all property, except principal residence and other property exemptedby law, required for the school district to receive its revenue per pupil foundationallowance. The remaining 1.1437 mills are only available to be levied to restore millagelost as a result of the reduction required by the Michigan Constitution of 1963 and willonly be levied to the extent necessary to restore that reduction.Shall the currently authorized millage rate limitation on the amount of taxes which maybe assessed against all property, except principal residence and other propertyexempted by law, in Chelsea School District, Washtenaw and Jackson Counties,Michigan, be renewed by 19.1437 mills ($19.1437 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation)for a period of 6 years, 2027 to 2032, inclusive, to provide funds for operating purposes;the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect if the millage is approved and18 mills are levied in 2027 is approximately $6,260,000 (this is a renewal of millage that will expire with the 2026 tax levy)