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Carson City-Crystal board votes to place 18-mill operating millage on May 5, 2026 ballot
Summary
The Carson City-Crystal Area Schools board unanimously approved a resolution to place an 18-mill operating millage (17.6828-mill renewal plus 0.3172-mill restoration) on the May 5, 2026 ballot; the district estimates roughly $2,001,500 in 2027 revenue if levied.
The Carson City-Crystal Area Schools board of education voted unanimously Dec. 8 to place an operating millage proposition on the May 5, 2026 special election ballot.
The resolution, moved by Member S. Fleisher and supported by Member M. Staff, authorizes a six-year renewal and restoration that together total 18 mills (17.6828 mills renewed and 0.3172 mills restored) to be levied for tax years 2027 through 2032. The board-recorded estimate in the ballot language states the district would collect approximately $2,001,500 in 2027 if the full 18 mills are levied.
Thrun Law Firm prepared the ballot language and accompanying exhibits. The resolution requests the election coordinator publish required notices in The Daily News, provide proof copies of the ballot to the district and legal counsel for proofreading, and directs the board secretary to file the certified resolution and exhibits with the election coordinator and any election clerks by 4:00 p.m. on Feb. 10, 2026.
The roll-call vote on the resolution was 6–0: S. Springsteen, M. Barker, S. Fleisher, R. Lankford, M. Staff and Mark Jensen voted yes; G. McAlvey was absent. The resolution was adopted at the Dec. 8 meeting and will be certified for the May ballot as directed.
The ballot proposition’s full text (Exhibit A) and a summary for notice publication (Exhibit B) were included in the board packet; the exhibits specify that principal residences and other properties exempt by law are excluded from the levy. The district’s administrative offices are listed in the notice as the location where voters may obtain the full text of the proposal.
Next steps set by the board include certification of the proposition to the designated election officials and publication of notice language in accordance with Michigan election law. Voter approval on May 5 would allow the district to levy the millage beginning with the 2027 tax year.
