Parks and Recreation Millage Proposal
Muskegon County · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
Shall the County of Muskegon, Michigan, be authorized to levy annually a new additional millage in an amount not to exceed.50 mill ($0.50 per each $1,000 of taxable value) against all taxable property within Muskegon County for a period of ten (10) years, 2026 through 2035, inclusive, for the purpose of improving, operating, maintaining, repairing, developing, acquiring, and preserving parks, recreational facilities, trails, greenways, natural areas, public access sites, and related recreational amenities in Muskegon County? The estimate of the revenue Muskegon County will collect if the millage is approved and levied in the first year (2026) is approximately $3,625,000. Up to 30% of the funds will also be available for distribution by the County to local units of government within the County to use for the purposes identified in this proposal. By law, a portion of the millage may be subject to capture by brownfield redevelopment authorities and those authorities governed by the Recodified Tax Increment Financing Act, 2018 PA 57, including the Downtown Development Authorities of the Cities of Montague, Muskegon, Muskegon Heights, and Roosevelt Park, Fruitport Charter Township, and the Village of Ravenna; the Tax Increment Financing Authorities of the Cities of Norton Shores, Muskegon, and Whitehall; the Local Development Finance Authorities of the Cities of Muskegon and Whitehall; and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities of the Cities of Muskegon, Norton Shores and Whitehall and the Townships of Ravenna and Whitehall. The total amount of captured tax increment revenues from such millage in the first calendar year of the levy is estimated at $132,000.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
Muskegon County voters are asked to approve a new additional millage of up to 0.50 mill ($0.50 per each $1,000 of taxable value) for ten years, 2026 through 2035 inclusive. The money would improve, operate, maintain, develop, and preserve parks, recreational facilities, trails, greenways, and amenities. The wording estimates about $3,625,000 in 2026, and up to 30% of the funds could go to local units of government. A portion of the millage may be captured by local development and brownfield authorities, an estimated $132,000 in the first year. A YES vote approves it; a NO vote does not.
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