ESCANABA — While elections are often dominated by personalities, Tuesday’s election will also feature a number of local and county-wide ballot proposals. Here is what’s on the ballot.

DELTA COUNTY – 911 ­MILLAGE

Residents across Delta County will be asked whether they support renewing a millage of up to .75 mills (75 cents for each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property in the county to support funding the Delta County 911 emergency telephone answering and dispatch system. The millage would be levied for a period of five years, 2025 to 2029, inclusive.

If approved and levied in full, the millage would raise $1,125,000, a small portion of which would be distributed to local –­ Downtown Development Authorities and Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities, which are funded through tax incremental funding and capture millage revenue by law.

The millage would support the continued operations, furnishment, and equipping of the 911 system.

DELTA COUNTY – VETERANS AFFAIRS MILLAGE

The second county-wide question on the ballot Tuesday is a request for 0.10 mills (10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) to be levied on all real and tangible property in the county for a period of five years, 2025 to 2029 inclusive. The millage, which is not a renewal, would be used to fund, equip, staff, maintain and operate a County Department of Veterans Affairs.

The department would provide relief, support, and assistance services to all qualified veterans, their eligible spouses, and families authorized under Public Act 192 of 1953.

The amount of revenue the county will collect if the millage is approved and levied is estimated to be $150,000 in the first calendar year.

GLADSTONE – INITIATIVE TO END SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

Gladstone voters will have an opportunity to vote on a change to the city’s charter — the document that functions as the constitution for the city — to strip the city’s power to level special assessments.

Special assessments are essentially special taxes that are levied against a segment of the city’s population to pay for a special project. For example, residents who live on a specific street may have a special assessment levied against them for the completion of a paving project on their street. These assessments prevent residents who do not benefit from a project from paying for it, but they also increase the cost for affected residents more than if a project’s cost was shouldered by all property owners in the city.

The proposal before voters Tuesday would also require that the city stop collecting any special assessments already levied.

BAY DE NOC TOWNSHIP – OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL

Bay de Noc Township voters will vote whether or not to renew 0.5 mills (50 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) to be used solely for township operations. The millage would be levied for a period of five years — 2024 to 2029, inclusive — and would raise a$17,808.70 in the first year collected.

BAY DE NOC TOWNSHIP – ROAD MILLAGE RENEWAL

Bay de Noc Township residents will also be asked whether or not to renew 1.5 mills ($1.50 per $1,000 of taxable value) for improvements on township roads and required maintenance of the Bay de Noc Township parking lot, such as seal coating and snow plowing. The millage would be collected for a period of five years, 2024 to 2029, inclusive.

If approved, the money raised by the millage in the first year levied would be $53,426.

FAIRBANKS TOWNSHIP – FIRE PROTECTION MILLAGE RENEWAL

Fairbanks Township voters will be asked whether the township’s fire protection millage should be renewed for a period of ten years, 2025-2034, inclusive. The 0.4236 mills (roughly 42 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) would raise an estimated $26,532 in the first year levied.

MASONVILLE TOWNSHIP – ROAD MILLAGE PROPOSAL

Masonville Township resident will be asked to levy 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) for road maintenance, repair, and improvement. The millage would be levied for eight years, 2025 though 2033, inclusive. If approved, the millage would raise $91,600 in the first year levied.

NAHMA TOWNSHIP – FIRE DEPARTMENT MILLAGE RENEWAL

Nahma residents will be asked to renew the township’s fire department millage at the level previously set by a voter-approved override of the Headlee Amendment, which had rolled back the originally levied 1 mill ($1 per $1,000 of taxable value) to .9804 mills (roughly 98 cents per $1,000 of taxable value). If approved, the full 1 mill would be levied.

The 1 mill would be levied from 2025 to 2029 for the purpose of providing funds for the operation of the fire department and updating fire equipment. In the first year authorized and levied, the millage would raise an estimated $48,549.