ElectionWednesday, November 4
Detroit Zoo millage renewal is passing in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties
The Daily Southfield team
If you voted in Oakland County on Tuesday, you weighed in on a tax a lot of your neighbors backed. The Detroit Zoo millage was leading 70%-30% in Oakland County, 71%-29% in Macomb and 79%-21% in Wayne, according to unofficial results from the Nov. 3 election.
The Detroit Zoo millage led in all three counties
Source: The Detroit News
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Oakland | 70% |
| Macomb | 71% |
| Wayne | 79% |
Jeff Sell of the Detroit Zoological Society, which also runs the Belle Isle Nature Center, told Local 4 the millage is a “vital, stable source of funding.” Because it's a renewal, WDIV reported it would not raise property taxes.
- Term: 10 years, 2028 through 2037
- Share of the zoo's operating revenue: about one third
- Rate: unchanged from 2008 and 2016 approvals
- Money is subject to independent audits made public
The renewal would cost about $10 a year on a $200,000 home
- 10 cents
- per $1,000 of taxable value
- $10
- a year for a home valued around $200,000
- 1.3 million
- guests a year for the past 25 years
- 2,000+
- animals across more than 200 species
Source: WDIV
A separate 0.2-mill museum levy was tighter early. BridgeDetroit reported 53% support in Oakland County, with 15% of the vote counted. If it fails in either Oakland or Wayne County, the authority behind it will dissolve.
Sources: The Detroit News, WDIV, BridgeDetroit