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Rockwood council narrowly approves resolution opposing Wayne County transportation millage
Summary
By a 4–3 vote the Rockwood City Council adopted a resolution opposing a proposed Wayne County transportation millage on the August 2026 ballot; the measure drew public comment opposing the council’s intended position.
The Rockwood City Council voted 4–3 on March 4 to approve a resolution opposing a proposed Wayne County transportation millage that may appear on the August 2026 ballot.
The motion (M-054-26, moved by Grzywacz, seconded by Mercure) passed with Ayes from Mayor Troy A. Cox and Council members Grzywacz, Johnson and Mercure; Nay votes were recorded from Council members Crampton, Robertson and Slavin. The meeting minutes include a WHEREAS clause noting that in a prior local vote Rockwood residents opposed the RTA Southeast Michigan transit millage by a 930–460 margin (66.90%–33.09%), which the resolution cites as rationale for opposing the new millage proposal.
During the public comment period before the vote, resident Robert Palowski of Southgate urged the council not to support a resolution that would vote ‘no’ on the millage; the minutes record his opposition to the council adopting an anti-millage resolution. The meeting record does not include verbatim quotes from council members about their reasons for voting, beyond the recorded roll-call results and the text of the resolution.
Why it matters: the council’s resolution is a formal local statement on a county-level ballot proposal; a split 4–3 vote indicates disagreement among council members on whether to publicly oppose the millage.
What comes next: the resolution records council opposition but does not change the ballot; any county-level millage appearance or outcome will be decided by county voters in August 2026. Council member Robertson also announced the Rockwood Area Historical Society’s spring tea scheduled April 26, 2026 as part of other business following the vote.
