Township
Grattan Township
Grattan Township is a township in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 28.63–31.30 mills in property tax, depending on the school district; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 46.63–49.30 mills. It levied property tax in 3 tax areas in 2025. In fiscal year 2025 it reported $2.7 million in spending across all its funds. It has 10 boards and sub-entities.
Total property tax rate, primary homes
28.63–31.30
mills in 2025 · 3 tax areas · about $4,659–$5,093 a year on a median home (estimate)
Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses
46.63–49.30
mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax
Levies, 2025
2
in 3 tax areas
Boards and sub-entities
10
Total property tax rates here, 2025
What property pays to every taxing body (the State, county, schools, local government and others), by tax area. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value.
Compare with every tax area in Kent County →
| School district | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
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| Rockford Public Schools | 31.3040 | $5,093 | 49.3040 |
| Lowell Area Schools | 30.9084 | $5,029 | 48.6536 |
| Belding Area School District | 28.6337 | $4,659 | 46.6337 |
Rates differ within Grattan Township because parts of it are in different school districts (Belding Area School District, Lowell Area Schools and Rockford Public Schools).
Kent County's certified rates split each area's total between a summer and a winter tax bill; open an area below to see its split.
Primary homes, which their owners live in, pay the homestead rate; so do qualified farmland and a few other kinds of property exempt from the school operating tax. Rentals, second homes and most businesses pay the non-homestead rate, which includes it. What these terms mean
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
Every levy, by tax area
Rockford Public Schools · 31.3040 primary homes, 49.3040 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 21.2682, winter 10.0358; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 30.2682, winter 19.0358.
| Levy | Levied by | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | Rockford Public Schools | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Kent ISD | 4.3364 | $706 | 4.3364 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Voted Operating | Grattan Township | 2.1776 | $354 | 2.1776 |
| Community College | Grand Rapids Community College | 1.6793 | $273 | 1.6793 |
| Library | Kent District Library | 1.0832 | $176 | 1.0832 |
| ISD Voted Vocational Education | Kent ISD | 0.9310 | $151 | 0.9310 |
| Extra Voted Millage | Rockford Public Schools | 0.8875 | $144 | 0.8875 |
| Jail | Kent County | 0.7417 | $121 | 0.7417 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | Grattan Township | 0.6550 | $107 | 0.6550 |
| Senior Citizens | Kent County | 0.4914 | $80 | 0.4914 |
| Building and Site | Rockford Public Schools | 0.4662 | $76 | 0.4662 |
| Zoo and Museum | Kent County | 0.4134 | $67 | 0.4134 |
| Ready by Five | Kent County | 0.2476 | $40 | 0.2476 |
| ISD Allocated Operating | Kent ISD | 0.0841 | $14 | 0.0841 |
| Veterans | Kent County | 0.0491 | $8 | 0.0491 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | Rockford Public Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
Lowell Area Schools · 30.9084 primary homes, 48.6536 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 21.0704, winter 9.8380; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 29.9430, winter 18.7106.
| Levy | Levied by | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | Lowell Area Schools | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Kent ISD | 4.3364 | $706 | 4.3364 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Voted Operating | Grattan Township | 2.1776 | $354 | 2.1776 |
| Community College | Grand Rapids Community College | 1.6793 | $273 | 1.6793 |
| Library | Kent District Library | 1.0832 | $176 | 1.0832 |
| Building and Site | Lowell Area Schools | 0.9581 | $156 | 0.9581 |
| ISD Voted Vocational Education | Kent ISD | 0.9310 | $151 | 0.9310 |
| Jail | Kent County | 0.7417 | $121 | 0.7417 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | Grattan Township | 0.6550 | $107 | 0.6550 |
| Senior Citizens | Kent County | 0.4914 | $80 | 0.4914 |
| Zoo and Museum | Kent County | 0.4134 | $67 | 0.4134 |
| Ready by Five | Kent County | 0.2476 | $40 | 0.2476 |
| ISD Allocated Operating | Kent ISD | 0.0841 | $14 | 0.0841 |
| Veterans | Kent County | 0.0491 | $8 | 0.0491 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | Lowell Area Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 17.7452 |
Belding Area School District · 28.6337 primary homes, 46.6337 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 4.0605, winter 24.5732; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 4.0605, winter 42.5732.
| Levy | Levied by | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | Belding Area School District | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Ionia ISD | 4.6177 | $751 | 4.6177 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Voted Operating | Grattan Township | 2.1776 | $354 | 2.1776 |
| Library | Kent District Library | 1.0832 | $176 | 1.0832 |
| ISD Voted Vocational Education | Ionia ISD | 0.9687 | $158 | 0.9687 |
| Jail | Kent County | 0.7417 | $121 | 0.7417 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | Grattan Township | 0.6550 | $107 | 0.6550 |
| Senior Citizens | Kent County | 0.4914 | $80 | 0.4914 |
| Zoo and Museum | Kent County | 0.4134 | $67 | 0.4134 |
| Ready by Five | Kent County | 0.2476 | $40 | 0.2476 |
| ISD Allocated Operating | Ionia ISD | 0.1278 | $21 | 0.1278 |
| Veterans | Kent County | 0.0491 | $8 | 0.0491 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | Belding Area School District | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
Where the property tax goes here
Each tax area's total for primary homes, split by who levies it.
Of the $4,659–$5,093 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $461 goes to Grattan Township (9–10%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.
Grattan Township's 3 tax areas rank 44th, 51st and 80th highest of Kent County's 94 for primary homes. See every area
- State
- County
- ISD and college
- School district
- City, township or village
- Library, transit and other
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Grattan Township Rockford Public Schools 31.3040 mills $5,093
Grattan Township with Rockford Public Schools: 31.3040 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 8.3537, City, township or village 2.8326, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $5,093 a year for a new buyer
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Grattan Township Lowell Area Schools 30.9084 mills $5,029
Grattan Township with Lowell Area Schools: 30.9084 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.9581, City, township or village 2.8326, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $5,029 a year for a new buyer
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Grattan Township Belding Area School District 28.6337 mills $4,659
Grattan Township with Belding Area School District: 28.6337 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 5.7142, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 2.8326, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,659 a year for a new buyer
The figures as a table
| Tax area | State | County | ISD and college | School district | City, township or village | Library, transit and other | Total | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Township, Rockford Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 8.3537 | 2.8326 | 1.0832 | 31.3040 | $5,093 |
| Grattan Township, Lowell Area Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 7.9581 | 2.8326 | 1.0832 | 30.9084 | $5,029 |
| Grattan Township, Belding Area School District | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 5.7142 | 7.0000 | 2.8326 | 1.0832 | 28.6337 | $4,659 |
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
What Grattan Township levies, 2025
Only its own millages, part of the totals above, and how many tax areas each is levied in.
| Levy | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills | Tax areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voted Operating | 2.1776 | $354 | 2.1776 | 3 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | 0.6550 | $107 | 0.6550 | 3 |
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
Money in and out, fiscal year 2025
From its annual financial report, as filed with the Michigan Department of Treasury. Its fiscal year ends in March.
Revenue
$2.7M
all funds
Spending
$2.7M
all funds
Spending per resident
$686
2024 population: 3,878
General fund spending
$1.3M
budget: $1.4M
Spending by purpose
All funds. Share of $2,659,155 in total.
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Public works $939,240 35%
Public Works (Non-Act 51) $401,012 Water and/or Sewer Systems $531,104 All Other Public Works $7,124 -
General government $693,909 26%
Legislative (Council, Board, Commission) $13,479 Chief Executive $32,289 Treasurer $71,669 Clerk $63,772 Assessing Equalization $53,006 Elections $37,660 Building and Grounds $136,153 All Other General Government $285,881 -
Capital outlay, debt service and other $421,496 16%
Debt Service $27,509 Depreciation $393,987 -
Public safety $379,020 14%
Fire $304,099 Building Inspection & Regulation Activities $74,921 -
Community and economic development $193,991 7%
Community Planning and Zoning $193,991 -
Recreation and culture $31,499 1%
Parks and Recreation $31,499
Revenue by source
All funds. Share of $2,653,845 in total.
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Taxes $786,606 30%
Property Tax (includes, delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, community wide special assessments) $786,606 -
Charges for services $694,313 26%
All Other Sales, Use, & Admission Fees $646,693 All Other Statutory Fees $47,620 -
State grants $420,334 16%
State Revenue Sharing $407,906 Other General/All Other State Aid Grants $12,428 -
Federal grants $415,281 16%
All Other Federal Aid Grants $415,281 -
Interest and rents $165,818 6%
Rents & Royalties $17,010 Other $148,808 -
Other revenue $86,418 3%
Miscellaneous Other Revenue $86,418 -
Licenses and permits $85,075 3%
Non-Business Licenses and Permits $85,075
"All funds" is the report's total column: the general fund, other governmental funds, enterprise funds such as water and sewer, internal service funds and component units. Its totals include money moved between the government's own funds, and revenue includes money borrowed. Spending per resident is total spending divided by the population shown; the shares are each heading's part of its total. Open a heading to see the lines filed under it.
Population: DashBoard_Metrics (MI Community Financial Dashboard), Michigan Department of Treasury.
Source: FY2025 F65 Township Part 2, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.
Revenue and spending, fiscal years 2016–2025
All funds, as filed each year.
Fiscal year 2016
$1.5M revenue
$1.4M spending
Fiscal year 2017
$1.6M revenue
$1.6M spending
Fiscal year 2018
$1.8M revenue
$1.7M spending
Fiscal year 2019
$1.9M revenue
$1.5M spending
Fiscal year 2020
$1.9M revenue
$1.7M spending
Fiscal year 2021
$4.6M revenue
$1.5M spending
Fiscal year 2022
$2.2M revenue
$1.7M spending
Fiscal year 2023
$2.1M revenue
$1.8M spending
Fiscal year 2024
$2.2M revenue
$2.2M spending
Fiscal year 2025
$2.7M revenue
$2.7M spending
The figures as a table
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Spending | General fund spending | Long-term debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,653,845 | $2,659,155 | $1,281,775 | $1,458,500 |
| 2024 | $2,194,030 | $2,215,431 | $811,047 | $1,555,893 |
| 2023 | $2,055,236 | $1,825,088 | $699,765 | $1,653,286 |
| 2022 | $2,188,792 | $1,721,426 | $637,433 | $1,710,000 |
| 2021 | $4,643,832 | $1,537,759 | $595,321 | $1,848,072 |
| 2020 | $1,939,693 | $1,660,000 | $521,095 | — |
| 2019 | $1,910,896 | $1,493,974 | $605,770 | $137,762 |
| 2018 | $1,781,191 | $1,721,734 | $582,161 | $204,055 |
| 2017 | $1,566,043 | $1,623,244 | $598,130 | $268,596 |
| 2016 | $1,529,173 | $1,395,140 | $449,743 | $331,478 |
Each year links to the dataset it comes from. A year with dashes across has no report in the State's data.
Debt, pensions and staff, fiscal year 2025
As reported in the same filing.
Debt and fund balance
- Long-term debt at year end
- $1,458,500
- General fund balance at year end
- $2,073,398
- Of which unassigned
- $2,073,398
Pensions and retiree health care
- Unfunded pension liability
- —
- Pension funded, general employees
- —
- Pension funded, police and fire
- —
- Unfunded retiree health care (OPEB)
- —
Staff
- Police
- —
- Fire
- 21
- Combined public safety
- —
- All other staff
- 50
- Wages and salaries
- $454,987
A dash means the State's data has no figure for that line. Its datasets leave out zero amounts in most years, so a dash can also be a zero that was filed. The unfunded pension liability is the filing's "aggregate pension liability" line.
Source: FY2025 F65 Township Part 2, Michigan Department of Treasury, retrieved November 3, 2026.
Boards and sub-entities
Boards, commissions and committees
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Board of Review
Board of Review
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Election Commission
Commission
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Fire Administrative & Safety Committee
Committee
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Park and Recreation Committee
Committee
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Planning Commission
Planning Commission
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Safety Board of Appeals
Board
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School Resident Committee
Committee
Unconfirmed -
Sewer Advisory Committee
Committee
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Wetland Committee
Committee
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Zoning Board of Appeals
Zoning Board of Appeals
Transparency checks
What this body files with the State and posts online, checked against the law and good practice.
Grade pending
A grade appears once every check below has been read and the site has set its grading scale. Every check counts the same.
Required by law
5 found · 0 not found
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Found: Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year
Treasury's Document Search shows the audit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as received, sent September 30, 2025.
Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, MCL 141.421 et seq.; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed with the State for the latest fiscal year
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Found: Audit filed on time
Sent September 30, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (due September 30, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).
Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.921 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Audit filed on time
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Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State
Treasury's Document Search shows the annual financial report (F-65) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 as received, sent September 30, 2025.
MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed with the State
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Found: Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time
Sent September 30, 2025, within six months of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025 (due September 30, 2025; fiscal year end from its F-65).
Due six months after fiscal year end; MCL 141.424(3) · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 from State records · Evidence for Annual financial report (F-65) filed on time
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Found: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted
Applications & Forms (How Do I > Read/View) links "FOIA Guidelines" (FOIA Guidelines_7_1_ 2015.pdf) and "FOIA Summary" (Summary for FOIA_July_1_2015.pdf). The homepage and the Clerk page link only the request form.
MCL 15.234(4) · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for FOIA procedures and written public summary posted
Good practice
4 found · 7 not found
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Not found: Current budget posted
No budget was found on the township site's Government pages or in the CivicWeb Document Center (its folders are Agendas, Minutes, Ordinances, Resolutions and archives). The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Current budget posted
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Not found: Budgets for the past three years posted
No budgets were found on the township site or in the CivicWeb Document Center. The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Budgets for the past three years posted
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Not found: Latest audit posted
No audit was found on the township site or in the CivicWeb Document Center. The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Latest audit posted
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Not found: Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file
No budget spreadsheet or data file was found. The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file
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Found: Regular meeting schedule for the year posted
Township Board posts "MEETING SCHEDULE 2026", the dates of every regular board meeting in 2026.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Regular meeting schedule for the year posted
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Found: Agendas posted for the past 12 months
The CivicWeb Document Center > Agendas > Board posts an agenda for every board meeting from September 8, 2025 to September 14, 2026. The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Agendas posted for the past 12 months
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Found: Minutes posted for the past 12 months
The CivicWeb Document Center > Minutes > Board posts minutes for every board meeting from September 8, 2025 to September 14, 2026. The CivicWeb portal was read page by page in the publisher's Chrome: its robots.txt blocks automated readers.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Minutes posted for the past 12 months
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Found: Members' names and a way to contact them posted
Township Board and Trustees name all five members (supervisor, clerk, treasurer and two trustees), each with an email address and phone number.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Members' names and a way to contact them posted
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Not found: Check register (payments) posted
No check register or payments list was found on the Treasurer, Clerk, Supervisor or Township Board pages.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Check register (payments) posted
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Not found: Employee pay or salary schedule posted
No salary schedule, pay ranges or pay by position was found on the Government pages.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Employee pay or salary schedule posted
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Not found: Current contracts posted
No list of current contracts or contract in force was found on the Government pages.
Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Current contracts posted
About
- Type
- Township
- County
- Kent County
- Website
- grattantownshipmi.gov
Codes
- Census of Governments ID
- 225612
- Census GEOID (county subdivision)
- 2608134560
- Michigan Treasury unit code
- 411120
Sources
Where this page's facts come from.
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Government Unit Codes
Michigan Department of Treasury, State Tax Commission · 2023-11-22
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Government Units List, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · 2026
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TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2025: Michigan county subdivisions
U.S. Census Bureau · 2025
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2025 Certified Property Tax Rates
Kent County Equalization Department · 2025
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FY2025 F65 Township Part 2
Michigan Department of Treasury · FY2025
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DashBoard_Metrics (MI Community Financial Dashboard)
Michigan Department of Treasury · Rows updated 2026-09-08
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Treasury Document Search, Kent County filings by year
Michigan Department of Treasury, Local Audit and Finance Division · queried 2026-09-27
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FOIA procedures and public summaries on Kent County's county, city, township and village websites
Each government's own website · read 2026-09-27
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Good-practice checks (G1-G12) on Kent County's county, city, township and village websites
Each government's own website · read 2026-09-27