Kent County Correctional Facility

Money Moves

Aging facility; medical unit in 1972 cell block

Kent County voters rejected a 20-year jail tax renewal and increase on Nov. 3, with about 60% voting no. The sheriff's office says daily operations will not change immediately, but the county still faces a gap for an aging jail whose medical unit sits in a wing built in 1972.

Updated 6 days ago

Money Moves

Millage for medical upgrades rejected; current funding runs through the 2029 levy.

Kent County voters rejected a 20-year jail millage renewal and increase on Nov. 3, WOOD TV projected. The measure would have raised the levy to 0.98 mills from 0.7332 mills, or about $24.68 more a year per $100,000 in taxable value.

Updated 7 days ago