Roscommon County Veterans' Services Millage (0.1588 Mill, 2026 to 2031) and the Board's Veterans Year

Roscommon County's veterans office runs on a voted millage: on December 3, 2025 the Board of Commissioners put a six-year renewal at up to 0.1588 mill (2026 through 2031, about $299,000 in the first year) on the August 4, 2026 ballot, and on September 23, 2026 it levied Veterans at 0.1588 mill on the 2026 winter roll. Its 43 minutes of October 2025 to October 2026 carry no veteran benefit narrowed or repealed.

Also called: millage, veterans' services millage, 0.1588 mill, 0.1670, $299,000, Resolution 2025-12-02, August 4, 2026, winter levy, L-4029, Board of Commissioners, Veterans Affairs Committee, minutes, Roscommon, Houghton Lake, Prudenville, St. Helen, Saint Helen, Higgins Lake.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Roscommon County, MICounty

The millage. Resolution 2025-12-02 (December 3, 2025): "a millage approving 0.1670 of funding was previously approved by the electorate to operate the Roscommon County Veterans' Service Department in August 2022, and that millage authorization expires on December 31, 2025." The question for the August 4, 2026 primary: "Shall the previous voted increase in tax limitation ... of 0.1670 ($0.1670 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.1588 mill ... by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at up to 0.1588 mill ... and levied for 6 years, 2026 through 2031 inclusive, for the purpose of operating, equipping, maintaining and providing monetary support and assistance services to Roscommon County veterans through the County of Roscommon Veterans Affairs Department, raising an estimated $299,000 in the first year levied." Adopted on a roll call of four ayes. The levy. On September 23, 2026 the Board adopted the 2026 tax rates, with "Veterans 0.1588" on the winter roll. The county does not post the August 4 canvass; the levy is the record that the renewal stands. The rest of the year (all 43 minutes of October 8, 2025 through October 22, 2026 read whole). February 25, 2026: the Director of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Affairs Board president "presented 2025 Accumulative Totals for services provided to veterans in Roscommon County" (the figures are not in the minutes). July 8, 2026: a commissioner "presented a letter of support from Governor Whitmer to the Veterans Office". August 26, 2026: William Mountain appointed to the Veterans Affairs Committee "for a 4-year term beginning 08/06/2026 through 12/31/2030". April 8, 2026: a commissioner's report noted a Veterans Labor Day Bridge Walk on September 7, 2026. No veteran benefit was narrowed or repealed. The homes. The Equalization office's 2026 report on its "Veterans Exemptions" population counts 252 residential parcels with a 2026 state equalized value of $37,751,600 (May 13, 2026); the exemption is the State's (MCL 211.7b, the Michigan entries), filed with the township assessor.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Roscommon County Veterans' Services Millage (0.1588 Mill, 2026 to 2031) and the Board's Veterans Year
Gate	Rule
No eligibility - a county levy and board record	The millage pays for the county veterans office; it grants no individual entitlement.

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