Oakland County voters pass most police, fire and school tax measures
The gist
Voters in several Oakland County, Michigan townships approved police and fire tax measures on Nov.
Five of six school bonds totaling nearly $837 million also passed, deciding staffing and services.
How it unfolded
- Aug 4, 2026Voters in Brandon, Independence, Orion, Highland and Waterford townships rejected earlier police and fire millage proposals that would have restored millages to pre-Headlee Amendment rates or increased them.
- Nov 3, 2026Waterford Township voters approved a 0.88-mill, 10-year fire tax renewal with 77% and a 1.34-mill, 10-year police tax renewal with 67%, with 100% of precincts reporting.
- Nov 3, 2026Independence Township's 3.2-mill, four-year police tax increase passed with 59%; Brandon's 3.95-mill, eight-year police tax passed with 57%; Orion's 3.41-mill police tax passed with 61%.