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Zoological authority approves ballot language to renew and restore 0.1-mill zoo millage for November 2026 ballot
Summary
The Zoological Authority approved resolution and ballot language to renew a 0.1-mill zoological millage and restore value lost to the Headley rollback, placing the measure on the November 2026 ballot. Presenters from the Detroit Zoological Society cited revenue impacts, polling and expanded outreach tied to a new Discovery Trails opening; members approved language with a caveat allowing the assessor to update taxable-value numbers.
The Zoological Authority voted to approve resolution and ballot language to renew a 0.1-mill zoological millage — including restoration language to make up for value lost under the Headley rollback — and to place the question on the November 2026 ballot.
The proposal, presented by Dr. Haley Murphy, CEO and executive director of the Detroit Zoological Society, and Dr. Amanda Halen, chief of staff for the Society, seeks to renew the tax at 0.1 mills and explicitly restore the amount the Headley rollback has eroded since voters originally approved the rate. "We are seeking renewal again at just 0.1 mills," Murphy said, adding the ballot language ties the renewal to the current rolled-back taxable value and restores the difference to 0.1.
The presenters told authority members the tri-county millage contributed $16.88 million in…
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