Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 125. Planning, Housing and Zoning § 125.2207

Sec. 7. (1) The board shall determine the boundaries of the proposed resort district. Subject to the limitations of section 8,  1 the board shall determine the millage necessary for rehabilitation of the resort district. The board shall submit the proposed boundaries and millage to the township board. If the township board approves the boundaries and millage by resolution, ordinance, or otherwise, the boundaries and millage shall be submitted to a vote of the electors who reside in the proposed resort district. An election shall not be held under this section after December 31, 1987.

(2) Notice of the election shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the township, not less than 5 and not more than 10 days before the date of the election. Notice of the election shall be posted in not less than 20 conspicuous and public places in the proposed resort district not less than 20 days before the election. The notice shall state the date of the election and shall describe the boundaries of the proposed resort district.

(3) If a majority of the electors voting on the question approve the proposition, then the resort district is established and the authority is authorized to levy the millage up to the amount and duration specified in the proposition.