Oakland and Wayne County voters pass millage for historical museums

This week, voters in Oakland and Wayne Counties approved the Southeast Michigan Public Historical Museum Authority Millage Proposal.

It passed by a fairly wide margin in Wayne County, with 63% of voters approving it. In Oakland, about 53% of voters said ‘yes’. 

Macomb County was not included in the proposal.

That means the millage will be in place for the next 10 years. It will tax residents 20-cents for every thousand dollars of taxable property value. For a home that costs $300,000, that would come out to about $30 a year.

That funding will cover the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Historical Museum, and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum. Beyond that, there’s also a 15% allotment for other historical museums throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties.

Assistant Director of the Michigan Museums Association Melissa Ford joined The Metro to discuss the millage with Tia Graham.

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