Fox 17 West Michigan BY BOB BRENZING

PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Plainfield Township is proposing a new "parks and rec" millage on their residents' voting ballot August 2nd.

See millage language here.

The proposal would expand public trails connecting to the White Pine Trail, parks, downtown, and work to make some roads, like Jupiter Avenue, safer. In all, about 30 more miles of trails would be added.

Plainfield Township Manager Cameron Van Wyngarden says when their parks and recreation department redid their master plan in 2015, a survey polled residents who responded saying wanting more safe trails was their top wish.

The millage is for .5 mils, and if passed a homeowner with a home worth $200,000 would pay about $50 per year more in taxes. Van Wyngarden says the Township hopes to finance the trails from the additional taxes as well as state and federal grants equally.