911 Public Safety Call Answering and Dispatch Services System Surcharge Ballot Proposal
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction
It funds Grand Traverse County emergency call answering and dispatch for ten years. Landline, cellphone and internet phone users could pay up to 50 cents more per device each month.
Read the official ballot measure
Proposed by: Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners (Resolution 30-2026)
The county's governing board seeks phone fees to fund emergency call answering and dispatch facilities and operations.
Source: grandtraversecounty.civicweb.net
A YES vote means
Allow a county 911 fee of up to $3 per device each month from July 2027 through June 2037. That is up to 50 cents more than the current monthly fee, for emergency dispatch buildings, equipment and operations.
A NO vote means
Reject the higher fee and new ten-year period. The current county 911 phone fee expires in June 2027.
Source: engage.gtcountymi.gov