Grand Haven, MI (WGHN) – The Grand Haven City Clerk’s Office will be open on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for business related to the May 6, 2025, Special Election.
Residents may register to vote, receive absentee ballots, and return absentee ballots during the weekend office hours.
The May 6th special election:
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District
Special Education Millage – The Ottawa Area ISD is seeking 1.2525 mills ($1.24 on each $1,000 of a property’s taxable value) to provide funds for the education of students with disabilities. The renewal would be for 18 years, through 2044.
Grand Haven Township
Four Pointes Millage Renewal – Grand Haven Township voters will be asked to renew a 0.245-mill increase in property taxes for the next four years to provide funds for the North Ottawa County Council on Aging (Four Pointes Center for Successful Aging), for the purpose of planning, coordinating, evaluating and providing services to older residents. If approved, the millage will raise approximately $275,000 in 2025.
Operating Millage Renewals
The Grand Haven, Spring Lake and West Ottawa school districts will all be seeking renewals to collect 18 mills on all properties other than primary residences.
This would provide approximately $20.87 million to fund the Grand Haven district’s operating expenses and approximately $4.66 million to fund Spring Lake Public Schools’ operating expenses and $19.6 million to fund West Ottawa Public Schools’ operating expenses.
Port Sheldon Township
Fire Department Operating Millage – Voters in Port Sheldon Township will be asked to approve a 0.55-mill tax increase for seven years to provide operating funds for their fire department. If approved, the township estimates it will receive $326,957 of additional revenues in 2025.
Ottawa County Elections has announced to announce the new election results website.. The site is live and will be used for the upcoming Special Election on Tuesday, May 6th. Results will be available once polls close. Check out the new website and view results from the 2024 elections here: https://buff.ly/64YiloB.
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