Grosse Ile Township — Millage Renewal for Bike Path Maintenance (Wayne County)

What it does

Shall the expired previously voted increase in the total tax limitation imposed under Article IX, Section 6 of the Michigan Constitution in Grosse Ile Township, 0.15 mills ($0.15 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 0.1439 mills ($0.1439 per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed at 0.1439 mills ($0.1439 per $1,000 of taxable value) and levied for a period of ten (10) years from 2026 through 2035 inclusive, to provide funds for the maintenance of bike paths in the Township, raising an estimated $119,000 in the first calendar year the millage is levied of which a portion of the collection will be disbursed to the Grosse Ile Township Downtown Development Authority and the Brownfield Authority as legally required?

A YES vote means

Grosse Ile Township would renew its bike path millage at 0.1439 mills for ten years, 2026 through 2035, raising about $119,000 the first year.

A NO vote means

Grosse Ile Township's expired bike path millage would not be renewed.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Not a left–right issue: a procedural or local question that liberals and conservatives don't typically split on (AI read of the official ballot summary).

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

On July 27, 2026, the Grosse Ile Township Board of Trustees voted 4-2 to adopt this ballot language and send it to Wayne County for the November ballot, with Trustees Mark Mills and Michelle Bartlett opposed and Supervisor Joe Porcarelli excused, according to the meeting minutes (AIR 26-053).

The proposal would renew a previously voted 0.15-mill levy, reduced to 0.1439 mill by required rollbacks, for ten years (2026 through 2035) for bike path maintenance, raising an estimated $119,000 in the first year, according to the ballot language.

Per the ballot language, a portion of the collection would be disbursed to the township's Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Authority as legally required.

Put on the ballot by Grosse Ile Township Board of Trustees, 4-2, July 27, 2026 (AIR 26-053).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Grosse Ile Township mean?

Grosse Ile Township would renew its bike path millage at 0.1439 mills for ten years, 2026 through 2035, raising about $119,000 the first year.

What does a NO vote on Grosse Ile Township mean?

Grosse Ile Township's expired bike path millage would not be renewed.

How many votes does Grosse Ile Township need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Grosse Ile Township?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.