How to Use millage in a Sentence

millage

noun
  • If this millage does not pass, the library will likely close.
    — Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The other is to renew the city’s library millage for six years.
    — Minnah Arshad, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2021
  • That means the total millage rate for living in the city is 15.
    — John Sharp | [email protected], al, 20 July 2023
  • To receive the state funding, voters must agree to the millage.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Thus a levy on the ballot is needed; the questions are when and how much the millage should be.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 22 May 2020
  • State law would allow cities and counties to raise their millage rates all the way to 10 mills.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
  • Upon a vote of its citizens, cities can utilize it to levy millages.
    — Carol Cain, Detroit Free Press, 18 Jan. 2020
  • The board is also nine years behind on audits of millage spending.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Brudno said this bond millage fluctuates from year to year and is based on what the district needs to pay its debt.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The city asked voters to renew its public safety millage.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Without the money from the millage, Cantrell said the city would not have the money for the program next year.
    — Jeff Adelson, NOLA.com, 21 Nov. 2020
  • The city is asking voters to renew its public safety millage.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • To make up the shortfall, the board voted to increase its millage rate while also cutting its workforce.
    — Anthony McAuley | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2020
  • Therefore, the millage on the levy renewal continues to change while still bringing in the same amount.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The rollback of inside millage won't cause a loss of revenue to local taxing districts.
    — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The library system in Bentonville doesn't have its own millage but depends on the city budget.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Reedy Creek issued bonds to pay for the construction and levies a millage on the district to pay off the debt service.
    — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The city’s millage rate was one of three topics scheduled to be discussed at Monday night’s meeting.
    — USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2019
  • With the apparent renewal, the millage will be in place for another decade.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 31 July 2020
  • But if the proposal fails, the property tax millage would drop from 9 mills to 6 mills as the other debt is paid off.
    — Joe Guillen, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2020
  • Assessed values and millage rates can both change annually.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Assessed values and millage rates can both change annually.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • So, in this election, the results of the millage question will change nothing, regardless of what the vote outcome is.
    — Nyssa Kruse, Arkansas Online, 18 May 2021
  • According to the district, the bond will not change the current millage rate for local taxpayers.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • According to the district, the bond will not change the current millage rate for local taxpayers.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Some said the zoo’s change of heart would drive them to oppose the next renewal of Macomb’s countywide zoo millage.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 10 Dec. 2022
  • Doing so could mean a potential bonding plan that would go back to voters if the city wanted to pay for investments with a millage.
    — Dana Afana, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The assessment is multiplied by the millage rate to determine the taxes owed.
    — Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 12 Feb. 2023
  • If an agreement cannot be reached, the city will revert to the prior year’s budget, including the previous millage rate.
    — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Enough has pointed to Craighead County having one of the highest county millage rates in the state.
    — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2022

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