Millage Renewal - Zoo and Museum Millage
Kent County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
For the purpose of renewing dedicated funding for the care of animals and artifacts, repair and improvement of exhibits, and providing enhanced educational programs, shall the total limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all taxable property in Kent County be renewed at 0.4086 mill ($0.4086 on each $1,000 of taxable value) on all Real and Personal Property subject to taxation for the period 2026 through 2035, inclusive, which would be allocated to the John Ball Zoo and the Grand Rapids Public Museum? The amount raised by the levy in the first year is estimated at $15,562,948.00. To the extent permitted by law, a portion of the revenues from this millage will be captured by local authorities for authorized purposes. The total amount of captured tax increment revenues from such millage in the first calendar year of the levy is estimated at $399,110.86. The tax increment authorities in Kent County, capturing a portion of this tax levy, include the following: the Downtown Development Authorities for the Cities of Cedar Springs, Grandville, Lowell, Rockford, and Walker, the Charter Township of Cascade, the Townships of Bowne, Sparta, and Tyrone; the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of Cascade Township, Cedar Springs, Grand Rapids, Grandville, Kent County, Kentwood, Plainfield Charter Township, Rockford, Walker, and Wyoming; the Monroe North Tax increment Financing Authority; and Corridor Improvement Authority of the City of Grand Rapids.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Kent County voters are asked to renew dedicated funding for the care of animals and artifacts, the repair and improvement of exhibits, and educational programs. The question would renew the limit at 0.4086 mill ($0.4086 on each $1,000 of taxable value) for 2026 through 2035 inclusive. The money would be allocated to the John Ball Zoo and the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The amount raised in the first year is estimated at $15,562,948.00. Local authorities would capture an estimated $399,110.86 in tax increment revenue that year. A YES vote renews the millage, and a NO vote does not.
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