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ALGER COUNTY, Mich. (WLUC) – As Alger County voters head to the polls on May 4, they will decide on a potential tax increase for emergency dispatch services.

The Alger County Sheriff’s Department is asking for a .5 mill increase for 911 operations. The increase would bring the total millage to 1 for the next six years.

Alger County has been under the same millage since 1994. Sheriff Todd Brock says with costs increasing, the extra money is needed to continue running 911 services as efficiently as possible…