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From new public safety taxes, to school bonds, to leaving a library system, voters in Kent and Ottawa counties will decide a number of questions in Tuesday's special election.

Voters in East Grand Rapids on May 2 will see two school proposals on the ballot; both millages would work together to ensure that the district can levy up to 18 mills in total.

Muskegon County voters will decide the fate of several tax proposals from local townships and school districts on Tuesday, May 2.

WARREN — Residents in the Warren Woods Public Schools district are being asked to vote May 2 on a replacement operating millage proposal.

Manistee Area Public Schools will ask voters in its district to support a millage renewal in the May 2 election.

TROY — An Oakland County Circuit Court finding in February is carrying a long-running legal issue between the city of Troy and the Home Builders Association of Michigan into a new chapter.

The state Court of Appeals said Ingham County Circuit Judge Wanda Stokes erred in finding the franchise fee amounts to an illegal tax.

Mona Shores voters will see two school tax proposals when they head to the polls May 2.

Voters will decide on a crucial land sale, an operating millage for Holland Aquatic Center and several school proposals.

If the millage is not renewed, the district would lose approximately $4.8 million in state funding.