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Hillsdale council declines to suspend special assessment rule for street projects

City of Hillsdale City Council · March 2, 2026

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Summary

After lengthy debate, the Hillsdale City Council voted down proposals to suspend the Special Assessment District policy and explore alternative funding, leaving the existing SAD process in place. Council discussed that eight SADs funded $5,882,819 in work between 2021 and 2025 but could not reach majority support to pause the policy.

The Hillsdale City Council considered motions to suspend portions of its Special Assessment District (SAD) policy as a way to accelerate 2025–2026 street reconstruction work but rejected those proposals on March 2, 2026.

Staff outlined that since 2021 the city has used SADs alongside Act 51 revenue, local street millage funds…

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