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Wayne County residents in the Aug. 6 primary election are being asked to renew a millage that funds operations, maintenance and upgrades across the county’s 5,600-acre park system.

If approved, Proposal P, is expected to generate $14.47 million in 2026. The levy for just under a quarter mill, which would cost homeowners with a taxable value of $100,000 $24.42 per year on their winter tax bills.

The millage generated around $10 million in the last fiscal years to fund operations, management, and capital improvements for county parks and recreation sites. Nearly half of the millage is spent on park employees’ salaries and benefits each year, county budget documents show.

A BridgeDetroit analysis of county budget reports found that Detroit taxpayers paid over $2 million into the county’s parks fund in the last fiscal year alone, which is the most tax revenue generated out of all 43 communities in Wayne County.

A status report on millage-funded projects shows $900,000 contributed to the millage by Detroit taxpayers since 2021 has been invested in improvements in at least 15 city-owned parks, putting Detroiters at the top of the list for the most money put in and the most money returned. Some of the parks that have been improved or will be in the future, according to the report, include Johnston, Sasser, Van Antwerp, Eliza Howell, and Voigt parks. In past years, millage funds have aided in upgrades at Perrien and Pingree park, among