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Voters head to polls in Grand Rapids mayoral election and local proposals

Posted at 6:48 AM, Aug 04, 2015
and last updated 2015-08-04 06:48:27-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.-- Grand Rapids' voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose the city's first new mayor in more than a decade.

Four candidates are facing off in the primary election. They are Rosalynn Bliss, John George, Willard Lee and Robert Dean. If one of them gets more than 50% of the vote, they will be elected mayor. Otherwise, the top two vote-getters will go head-to-head in a run-off election in November.

Other issues up for a vote around West Michigan are:

KENT COUNTY

Grand Rapids Mayor (see above)

Kentwood - City Commissioner At-Large: Kevin Rex Heine, Steven Redmond, Thomas Webb

Comstock Park - Public Schools Operating Millage Renewal

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OTTAWA COUNTY

Hudsonville - Public Schools Bonding Proposal

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KALAMAZOO COUNTY

Central County Transportation Authority Proposal - Kalamazoo City, Parchment City, Portage City, Comstock Twp., Kalamazoo Twp., Oshtemo Twp.

Kalamazoo Charter Twp. - Proposal to renew authorized charter millage

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MUSKEGON COUNTY

Muskegon Central Dispatch 911 Millage Renewal

Muskegon - Public Schools millage proposal, building and site sinking fund tax levy

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VAN BUREN COUNTY

Hartford Township - Fire apparatus and equipment renewal & Road millage renewal

Decatur - Public School bonding proposal

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BERRIEN COUNTY

Niles Charter Township - Road Maintenance & Repair Special Millage

Berrien Springs Oronko Charter Township - Police Department Millage Renewal & Fire Department Levy Proposal

Watervliet Charter Twp. - Fire Millage

Buchanan District Library - Millage Proposal

Benton Harbor City - Mayor, City Commissioner at large

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CASS COUNTY

Cassopolis - Public Schools Bonding Proposal

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MASON COUNTY

West Shore Community College - Capital Improvement Millage Renewal

Mason County Eastern School District - Millage Renewal Proposal

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NEWAYGO COUNTY

West Shore Community College - Beaver and Troy Twp. - Capital Improvement Millage Renewal

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ST. JOSEPH COUNTY

Mendon Township - Fire & Municipal Building Millage

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For links to races in these counties, click on each one individually Kalamazoo, Berrien, Cass, Eaton, and Van Buren .

For more  around West Michigan, click here.