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description=Vote No on the Kent County Corrections and Detention Facilities Millage this November 3, 2026. As a community, we say NO to paying for their poor budgeting, NO to dividing our community, and NO to increased surveillance. We say NO to the Sheriff’s office “GoFundMe” campaign.;

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vote no on detention get involved 0 skip to content get involved open menu close menu get involved open menu close menu get involved vote no on the kent county corrections and detention facilities millage this november 3 2026 as a community we say no to the kent county sheriff s office no to paying for their poor budgeting no to dividing our community no to increased surveillance vote no on the kent county millage renewal and increase for the corrections and detention facilities while we are already paying for higher gas prices groceries medical bills and utility bills the kent county sheriff s office is asking us to pay even more taxes for their lack of planning and poor handling of their obligations not only are they pushing this millage two years ahead of schedule the current millage expires in 2029 they re asking us to pay more for services that are already separating families and infringing on our freedoms despite years of incrementally increasing their share of the general fund pie and over a decade of a stable source of income from the existing millage they manage to overspend overreach and consistently perform over budget for you and i that would lead to debt financial stress and going without for them it is proof that they need more and more and more money where does it stop our families and other county departments are asked to make do with limited budgets but the sheriff s office seeks more than the 100 million it already receives from our hard earned tax dollars economic impact takes more money out of our pockets unnecessarily the kent county sheriff s office wants to increase our taxes for 20 years to fund their office for most property owners in kent county that ll be an additional 180 in taxes per year over 20 years 180 amounts to 3 600 that could be used for childcare home repairs medical bills a vacation etc the millage is estimated to raise 37 326 699 in the first year alone how could we better serve our community if we had 37 million dollars we could the kent county sheriff s office is asking us to fund them when they already receive over 100 million from the kent county general fund which is funded by our tax dollars was allocated to the sheriff s office in 2026 1 1 5 million in reimbursements from the michigan department of corrections 4 racial injustice divides our community perpetuates injustice the kent county sheriff s office detains people for immigration and customs enforcement ice as stated in their 2025 policy and procedures 2 in kent county black people only make up 11 1 of the total population but 47 5 of the incarcerated population 3 4 in 2025 82 of charges at the time of booking at the kent county jail were for non violent offenses in other words an overwhelming majority of people being held at the jail were being held for non violent offenses 53 of the charges at time of booking were for crimes of poverty e g retail fraud 98 of people detained in the kent county jail don t go to prison 4 since 2023 the annual average daily population in the kent county jail has declined trended down 4 over surveillance infringes on our freedoms and constitutional rights in february 2026 750 000 of our tax dollars were used to develop the real time intelligence center rtic the rtic which is housed in the sheriff s office processes videos and information from flock cameras and other automatic license plate readers alpr 5 they are using our tax dollars to surveil us without our consent we didn t vote for this according to the sheriff s office 63 of people are detained at the jail for 47 hours or less indicating that the kent county jail serves as a turnkey operation detaining a majority of people for a short time frame when they could be back in the community 4 49 of people are detained before seeing a judge which counters the innocent until proven guilty narrative sources 1 kent county 2025 june 9 2026 adopted budget kent county mi https www kentcountymi gov documentcenter view 8053 2026 budget summary pdf 2 kent county sheriff s office 2025 kent county sheriff s office policy and procedure griid org wp content uploads 2026 07 kent county sheriff ice detainers pdf 3 u s census bureau 2025 quickfacts kent county michigan united states census bureau https www census gov quickfacts fact table kentcountymichigan pst045225 4 kent county sheriff s office 2026 march measuring what matters kent county mi https www kentcountymi gov archivecenter viewfile item 350 5 evans a j 2026 february 19 kent county sheriff s office gets 750 000 for real time intelligence center woodtv https www woodtv com news kent county kent county sheriffs office gets 750000 for real time intelligence center as a community we say no to paying for their poor budgeting no to dividing our community and no to increased surveillance we say no to the sheriff s office gofund me campaign frequently asked questions what s the real cost of the millage how much will the millage cost me the kent county sheriff s office wants to increase our taxes for 20 years to fund their office for most property owners in kent county the millage will cost 180 in taxes per year over 20 years that amounts to 3 600 which could be used for childcare home repairs medical bills a vacation etc if placed in a high yield savings account the 3 600 could grow to more than 5 000 why is the sheriff s office asking for more funding through this millage when other county departments have to make do with their budget while other county departments and all of us have to make due with our budgets the sheriff s office is seeking for more of our hard earned tax dollars to continue surveiling us and dividing our community why won t they tell us how the funds will be spent if you were to request a service from someone and they couldn t tell you what your money would be used for you d probably decline to pay for their services when it comes to this millage the kent county sheriff s office has talked about vague potential improvements by failing to clearly explain how funds will be used the kent county sheriff s office continues to engage in poor planning voting for the millage doesn t guarantee that the funds will be used as the sheriff s office names why is the sheriff s office asking for this millage renewal and increase two years ahead of schedule when we re already feeling the impact of rising costs the kent county commission and sheriff s office moved through a rushed process to get this millage on the ballot by rushing the process they failed to give community members a meaningful opportunity to share their input this millage is another example of some elected officials disregarding community members in order to push their own agenda is there any process in place to hold the sheriff s office accountable to what they say they re going to spend funds on by using broad language for what funds can be used for accountability for the sheriff s office is essentially limited what is the true cost of detention detaining people in the kent county sheriff s office costs us more than our tax dollars detention separates people from their families takes them away from their jobs and valuable resources in our community how else can we promote safety in our community this millage is estimated to raise 37 326 699 in the first year alone imagine how we could better serve our community if we had 37 million dollars we could subsidize the cost of childcare for over 4 500 families in kent county create over 700 full time jobs paying people 25 hour and subsidize the cost of 250 000 homes for over 140 families ensuring people have a safe place to live financial stability and the resources to take care of their family are all proven contributors to more safe neighborhoods and communities vote no on the kent county corrections and detention facilities millage paid for by forward michigan po box 1384 east lansing mi 48826 1384 powered by the ucc power fund