The Grand Rapids City Commission has approved its Fiscal Year 2027 annual budget, totaling $786 million. The new budget passed unanimously, earmarking $200 million for the general fund.
“We didn’t really reduce people’s taxes by having our property tax rate get reduced, but the millage went down.”
Mayor David LaGrand explains that despite a 6.4% increase in city spending over last year’s budget, property millage rates were reduced by 1.2%, with water and sewer rates remaining sub-inflationary…