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Ottawa County Parks and Open Space Millage Increase
Ottawa County · Ottawa County · on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Allendale Township, Blendon Township, Chester Township, Coopersville City, Crockery Township, Ferrysburg City, Georgetown Township, Grand Haven City, Grand Haven Township, Holland City and 13 more.
Ottawa County Parks and Open Space Millage Increase
NEW 0.20-mill addition (2027–2036) on top of the 0.33-mill parks millage renewed in August, for greenway trails and water access, year-round restrooms, winter trail plowing, ~$3M in land acquisition, Grand Ravines dog park expansion and nature education facilities (~$3.8M/year).
Cost to you: About $40/year on $200,000 of taxable value.
Official ballot language
For 10 years beginning with the tax assessments in December of 2027 and ending with the assessments in December of 2036, shall the total taxable property rate limitation in Ottawa County under Section 6 of Article IX of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, be increased up to the amount of 0.20 mills (20 cents per thousand dollars of taxable value) as an increase to the renewed 0.33 mill authorization for the purpose of acquiring, improving, operating, maintaining, restoring, and protecting parks, open space, trails, greenways, water access sites, recreational facilities, and related conservation and educational activities in Ottawa County and if approved and levied in full, this millage will raise an estimated $3,763,230 in the first calendar year it is levied (2027).
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Plain-English summaries and the YES/NO explanations are ours; the ballot language above is the official text from the Michigan Secretary of State sample ballot. Confirm with your clerk if anything differs on your ballot.