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Kent County, Michigan

City of East Grand Rapids Public Parking Facility and Pedestrian Safety Bond Proposal

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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City of East Grand Rapids Public Parking Facility and Pedestrian Safety Bond Proposal
Failed, Fox 17 reported.Fox 17, “East Grand Rapids voters reject $9 million parking deck and safety plan”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

Reports are checked daily until Michigan certifies on November 23; the official result is the state's certified count.

City of East Grand Rapids Public Parking Facility and Pedestrian Safety Bond Proposal was a ballot question for a local jurisdiction in Kent County on the November 3, 2026 ballot. A yes vote authorizes the City of East Grand Rapids to borrow up to $9,000,000 in general obligation unlimited tax bonds, over up to 20 years, to help pay for a public parking facility near the East Grand Rapids Public Schools lot on Bagley, traffic signals at Lake and Bagley/San Lu Rae, and pedestrian and micromobility safety infrastructure. The estimated first-year millage is 0.5922 mills, with an estimated average annual millage of 0.4925 mills to retire the bonds, per the Kent County Clerk's official candidate and proposals list.

As of November 4, 2026, Fox 17 reported that City of East Grand Rapids Public Parking Facility and Pedestrian Safety Bond Proposal failed; the result is unofficial until Michigan certifies it on November 23.

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