9 takeaways from the May 4 election in West Michigan Updated 7:47 AM; Today 7:43 AM Voting signage posted throughout precincts is pictured during Election Day in Grand Rapids on Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (Anntaninna Biondo | MLive.com)Anntaninna Biondo | MLive.com Facebook Share Voters across West Michigan hit the polls Tuesday deciding the fate of multiple school and local government tax proposals on the May 4 election ballot. Some notable measures on the election ballot were a $192 million bond proposal from Kentwood Public Schools for infrastructure and tech upgrades, a Grand Haven Township $6.1 million bond proposal for park improvements, largely, to develop Schmidt Heritage Park, and a Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency request to renew the county’s 1.5-mill special education tax.