What's on the ballot in City of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County

In 2008 and 2016, pursuant to Public Act 49 of 2008, Wayne County voters renewed a 10-year property tax millage to fund zoological services through the Wayne County Zoological Authority, supporting animal care for more than 2,000 animals and 200 species, educational and senior programs, and facility maintenance at the Detroit Zoo. To continue providing these services, the Authority seeks to renew and restore the millage to the original voter-approved rate of 0.10 mill (10 cents per $1,000 of taxable value). This proposal would renew the millage at 0.0982 mill and restore the remaining 0.0018 mill that was reduced due to required rollback, for a total authorized rate of 0.10 mill on taxable real and personal property for ten (10) years. If approved, the millage rate would be unchanged from those approved by voters in 2008 and 2016. Funds will be disbursed to the Authority and transferred to the Detroit Zoo as permitted by law. All funds are subject to annual independent audits. It is estimated that $6,145,462 will be collected in the first year. Ballot Question: Do you approve the renewal and restoration of the levy of 0.10 mill on all taxable property in Wayne County for a period of ten (10) years, from 2028 through 2037?

The Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority (“Authority”) is a joint authority established by Wayne and Oakland Counties (“Counties”) pursuant to Michigan Public Act 321 of the Public Acts of 2000, as amended, and was formed to support the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Museum, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and other public historical museums located in Wayne and Oakland Counties (“Historical Museums”) that provide historical museum services for students, residents and visitors of the Counties. The law allows the Authority to seek authorization from the electors in each of the Counties to levy a tax of 0.2 mill (20 cents per $1,000 of taxable value) on taxable property to provide revenue for Historical Museums. It is estimated that if approved and levied on taxable property located within Wayne County, this new millage would generate approximately $12,219,200 in 2026. In addition to supporting the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit Historical Museum, and Dossin Great Lakes Museum, 15% of revenues received by the Authority from taxable property in Wayne County, after Authority administrative expenses, will be disbursed to the County of Wayne for the purposes of supporting Historical Museums in Wayne County. Shall a 0.2 mill tax on all taxable property located within Wayne County be imposed by the Authority for a period of ten (10) years, being years 2026 through 2035, inclusive, to provide historical museum services for the benefit of the residents of the Counties?

This millage proposal would allow the City of Grosse Pointe Park to levy 0.65 Mill for the purpose of, maintaining, preserving, repairing, replacing, and extending the useful life of the parks and recreation facilities located within the City of Grosse Pointe Park. Shall the City of Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne County, Michigan, increase the limitation on the total amount of general ad valorem taxes which may be imposed for all purposes in Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution of 1963, as amended, by 0.65 Mill ($0.65 per $1,000.00 of taxable value) for a period of seven (7) years (2027 through 2033, inclusive), which would provide an estimated revenue of $562,000.00 in its first year if approved and levied, for the purpose of, maintaining, preserving, repairing, replacing, improving, upgrading, and extending the useful life of the parks and recreation facilities located within the City of Grosse Pointe Park, of which a portion will be disbursed to the City of Grosse Pointe Park Downtown Development Authority and the City of Grosse Pointe Park Tax Increment Financing Authority. Should the proposed millage be approved?

Shall the 0.6432 mills ($0.6432 per $1,000 of taxable value) currently levied be renewed for a period of fifteen years from 2028 to 2042, inclusive, to provide funds for all library purposes authorized by law for district libraries? If approved and levied in its entirety in 2028, the millage would raise an estimated $2,658,586 for the Grosse Pointe Public Library.