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Kent County voters are projected to renew the zoo and museum millage for 10 more years
A $100,000 taxable value pays about $41 a year in millage
Source: mlive
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| $50,000 | $20.4 |
| $100,000 | $40.9 |
| $150,000 | $61.3 |
| $200,000 | $81.7 |
| $300,000 | $122.6 |
Kent County's zoo and museum millage is sticking around. With 40% of votes counted, about 72% voted yes and 28% no, so the millage first passed in 2016 is projected to be renewed for 10 years. At 0.4086 mills, slightly lower than the 2016 rate, a home with a $100,000 taxable value is expected to cost about $41 a year.
The renewal is expected to raise $15.6 million in its first year, and WOOD says the zoo gets about 60% and the museum 40%. Before the vote, mlive reported the zoo would get about 64% over the decade, up from an equal split now.
The zoo would get $124.1 million of the projected $193.9 million
Source: mlive
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| Amount | Share | |
|---|---|---|
| John Ball Zoo | $124.1M | 64% |
| Grand Rapids Public Museum | $69.8M | 36% |
- Visitors: more than 1 million a year, per Kent County
- Economic impact: about $130 million a year
- Tax increment authorities: more than $399,000 in year one
- Not for the proposed aquarium in Grand Rapids
