ElectionsWednesday, November 4
Kent County voters are projected to renew the zoo and museum millage for 10 more years
The Good Day Grand Rapids team
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.
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 |
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.
- 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
Sources: WOODTV.com, mlive