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Kent County, Michigan

Kent County Corrections and Detention Facilities Millage Renewal and Increase

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Not official yetUpdated November 4, 2026

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Kent County Corrections and Detention Facilities Millage Renewal and Increase
Failed with 40% yes, Fox 17 reported.Fox 17, “Voters reject millage, deny new round of funding for Kent County jail”, November 4, 2026. Unofficial until certified.

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Kent County Corrections and Detention Facilities Millage Renewal and Increase was a ballot question for Kent County on the November 3, 2026 ballot. A yes vote authorizes Kent County to levy 0.98 mill ($0.98 per $1,000 of taxable value) from 2026 through 2045 to expand, remodel, equip, operate, maintain and defray debt service for the county's Corrections and Detention Facilities; it renews a millage expiring after the 2029 levy and adds a 0.2468-mill increase. The first-year levy is estimated to raise $37,326,699. It was placed on the ballot by an 11-5 Kent County Board of Commissioners vote, per WOODTV and the Grand Rapids Chamber; ballot language per the Kent County Clerk's official candidate and proposals list.

As of November 4, 2026, Fox 17 reported that Kent County Corrections and Detention Facilities Millage Renewal and Increase failed with 40% yes; the result is unofficial until Michigan certifies it on November 23.

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