Kent County Commissioners

Commissioners approved the budget for fiscal year 2025, prioritizing public safety, infrastructure improvements and retaining a qualified workforce

The increase was approved in a vote of 16 to 1, with one member abstaining

The Board approved a plan for the first two years of its share of opioid settlement funds

The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted 13 to 6 in favor of establishing a new office of public defender, ending its contract with a local nonprofit public defense group.

Vandenberg is now under contract with Kent County until the end of August 2026. Two commissioners voted against renewing him

A feasibility study conducted for John Ball Zoo shows that a potential aquarium should be built in Kent County as opposed to Muskegon County.

The Kent County Board of Commissioners voted today authorizing a ballot proposal that could increase the county’s lodging tax.

The Ready by Five millage is scheduled to expire this year. Thursday, after requests for a millage increase, county commissioners voted to put it on the ballot at the current property tax rate.

Kent County Commissioners recently passed two resolutions to secure funding for the preservation of nearly 234 acres of farmland in Sparta Township

Kent County Commissioner Stephen Wooden said today that he’s running for State Representative. It comes after Democrat Rachel Hood announced last week that she would not be running for reelection